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An open-sided outdoor kitchen under a corrugated metal roof with bamboo posts. Three large stainless steel pots sit on portable burners or stoves; the largest in the foreground rests on a steel-topped counter fitted with a tap. Stacked white plastic chairs stand at the left edge. Beyond the pillars is a courtyard garden with red-flowered shrubs, a yellow-green croton plant, young trees, bare reddish soil and a white wall. No people are visible.

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An open-sided outdoor kitchen under a corrugated metal roof with bamboo poles, used for cooking food in large quantities. Two men in white dhotis and sleeveless white vests stand at a row of large steel cooking vessels and pots on the sandy ground; one holds a steel pot. A red LPG gas cylinder sits near the pots, with a blue, green and red striped awning and a red patterned cloth draped on the left. Many steel vessels, milk cans and a plastic chair are scattered around, and a red-and-white sign is visible at the top. No swami figure is evident.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20122012-01-04June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20062006-09-17A covered outdoor dining area with a corrugated metal roof and white pillars, set among palm trees and a white boundary wall. On a blue-topped table, steel pots hold rice, a curry and a stew, with stacks of flatbreads, bottled water and a jar nearby. A woman in a white garment stands at the table serving food, and a person in white with a yellow garment sits at left. Several people seated at tables in saffron, red and white clothing eat from plates, and a man in white stands at the right edge.2010-02-09June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of an outdoor food preparation area under a thatched palm-leaf roof. Several people in plain white dhotis and white garments cook for a community meal. A man in white bends over a large black wok on a gas burner, while a woman in a white sari stands near a row of large metal pots and tubs. Another woman in a grey top stirs a pot at the back. Steel bowls hold chopped vegetables and a tub of cooked food sits on a raised platform. Gas cylinders and a small stove are visible, with dry palm fronds behind. The scene suggests annadan, community food service.2009-08-05A photograph of an outdoor kitchen under a corrugated metal roof supported by bamboo poles, with a red earth bank and green foliage behind. Two men work at large black cooking pots set on gas burners: one in a black top and yellow-checked lungi stirs a pot, and another in an orange vest and blue checked lungi wears a blue head wrap and stands beside a large steel cooking vessel with steam rising. Steel cooking pots, gas cylinders, a hose, plastic buckets and a blue bag lie on the paved floor. Clothes hang on a line at the left.2012-11-27Outdoor food preparation under a corrugated roof on bare dirt ground at a relief camp. Large aluminium cooking pots and steel vessels sit on portable metal stoves and tripods, with a blue tarp holding white rice sacks and vegetables on the left. Several men in white caps and hairnets work among the pots; one in a white shirt and blue lungi stands at right, and others in orange or white cloths and mixed clothing move around the cooking area. Plastic chairs, a truck and parked vehicles appear in the background under palm trees.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor annadan food preparation under a corrugated metal roof on open ground with palm trees and debris behind. Large aluminium cooking pots sit on stands over propane cylinders and a gas burner, with steam rising. Several workers in white clothes and green hairnets stir and serve food. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white top with a reddish-brown sash stands beside a pot, and a man in a pink shirt stands near the cooking area. Steel bowls hold chopped green leaves in the foreground, and stacked steel containers and cooking vessels line the tables.2012-01-04