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A photograph of a communal kitchen in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and red metal mesh fencing. In the foreground a woman in a mustard-yellow patterned kurta and a green glove sorts green leaves in a stainless steel tray on a wooden table. Beside her, a woman in a maroon top with a white shawl stands watching, and another woman in a white dhoti-style garment sits at left sorting leaves into steel trays. Large black cooking vessels and clay pots sit on the left, with a gas burner at right. A red mesh sack lies at the bottom edge. A timestamp reads 24 Dec 2025 9:25:35 am, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.

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A photograph of a large open-sided kitchen area where many women sit on the floor preparing food. In the foreground, women in white saris and shawls sort green leaves from large steel basins and steel trays. Behind them, other people in white clothing move among large pots, steel vessels and food preparation tables under a corrugated roof with a red water tank. A timestamp reads 24 Dec 2025 8:35:09 am, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. No a person candidate is visible.A photograph of a communal kitchen under a wire-mesh roof at a Tiruvannamalai site. A woman in a white blouse with a dark belt stands at left, back to the camera, beside a pan on a low stove and a tray of idlis. A bearded man in a maroon turban and white dhoti stands at a steel prep table holding a metal pot and ladle. Another bearded man in a white dhoti and white hairnet cap stirs a large pot with a long wooden paddle over a wood-fired stove. Steam rises from the pots, and other men stand in the background near a red wall.A photograph of women preparing food outdoors at a long wooden table in a courtyard, apparently for an annadan (free food) service. Seven women sit on white plastic chairs chopping and peeling vegetables: green bell-pepper-like vegetables, white radish and onion, and green beans. A woman in a yellow and grey outfit at left and a woman in a red head covering sit near the foreground, while several women wear white saris or white head coverings. Steel trays hold chopped white vegetables and a basin of water. A woman in the lower right wears white with a forehead tilak and a pink head band and looks up at the camera. A blue cart and a red brick wall stand behind them, and a timestamp reads 21 Dec 2025 7:18:20 am Tiruvannamalai Tamil Nadu.2025-12-21A photo taken from above of women preparing food outdoors at a stainless-steel prep table in a courtyard. A woman in a yellow floral kurta with a grey dupatta sits at the upper left, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow-and-white border chops vegetables at the top centre. A woman in a red head covering and light blue top chops at the left, and another woman in a pink head wrap and white sari cuts vegetables at the bottom. Steel trays hold chopped white vegetables and green chillies, and piles of green beans and peppers lie on the table. A timestamp reads 21 Dec 2025 7:18:18 am, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. No a person candidate is visible.2025-12-21A photograph of women volunteers preparing vegetables seated on the floor of a covered hall with a red-framed wall and a grill-like mesh overhead. Several women in white sarees, some with yellow or cream borders, sit on flattened cardboard sheets cutting and peeling produce. Stainless steel trays and a large metal pan hold green vegetables, chopped pieces and a pile of peeled skins. Other women stand and sit around a steel counter, one wearing a red headscarf, another a grey hooded top, and a woman in a mustard-yellow saree stands at the back. A timestamp reads 24 Dec 2025 8:35:21 am, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. This is communal kitchen seva work, with no visible a person figure.A photograph of a kitchen work area where a group of women prepare vegetables for food service. Seated on the concrete floor and on plastic chairs, they chop, peel and trim produce on low wooden tables and metal trays. A woman in a mustard-yellow floral dress and another in a green head covering work near a bowl of cut brinjal, while several women in white sarees with cream borders sort brinjals and sprouts. A large sack of brinjals and potatoes sits in the foreground, and steel steamers and stainless counters line the back wall. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2025-12-21January 25 20242024-01-25A photograph of women preparing vegetables for annadan in an open-sided kitchen area with a red brick wall and steel steamers behind them. A woman in a yellow floral kurta with red bindi and glasses sits centrally, holding a vegetable. Around her, women in white cotton saris with gold borders sit on the floor or chairs cutting brinjals, beans and onions over steel trays and bowls. A woman in a green knit cap sits in the foreground peeling eggplants. Bags of produce and a wooden chopping board are visible. Several women in the background work at a long table. Timestamp reads 21 Dec 2025 7:18:36 am, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-21A large stainless steel cooking pot of cooked food sits on a dark metal portable stove on a grey granite floor in a kitchen area. Bowls and steel trays of chopped green leaves and green beans rest on the floor in front. An orange cloth lies on the floor at lower left, a pink-saree-clad figure stands partly visible at top left, and a wire mesh partition runs along the right wall. Timestamp in the corner reads Jan 25, 2024 03:05:24, with the Tiruvannamalai caption.2024-01-25A photograph of people washing and cleaning large stainless steel cooking vessels, pans, trays and lids on a wet concrete floor in an open-sided covered area with a red brick wall and mesh fencing. A man in a white shirt and yellow shorts crouches on a small orange stool scrubbing a steel tray, while a man in white dhoti with a yellow cloth draped over his shoulder bends over a washing station, another man in a dark shirt holds a metal pot, and two more men in white and grey vests work near large basins. A hose runs across the floor and a timestamp reads 21 Dec 2025 7:18:57 am, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. Five people are visible.2025-12-21A photograph of a covered outdoor kitchen area with red-painted walls and wire mesh, where men wash and prepare food for a free meal service. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a yellow cloth over his shoulder, carries a tray of green vegetables. Another man in a white shirt and blue cap lifts a large pot. A man in a dark top and navy trousers stands at a counter with steel lids and pans. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and yellow shorts squats on a red stool washing steel trays, while a man in black sits beside him on a steel stool. Large steel vessels, ladles and a green hose sit on the wet floor. A sign on the red wall reads MALE in English and Tamil. A timestamp reads 21 Dec 2025 7:18:54 am, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-21A busy kitchen during meal preparation for an annadan kitchen service. In the foreground a woman in an orange-and-yellow patterned sari and white hair net stands at a steel tray heaped with chopped orange carrots. Behind her, a woman in a pink top and white hair net holds a yellow checked cloth beside a wooden glass-fronted cabinet. Shelves hold green leafy vegetables and green mangoes. Other workers in dark maroon and orange clothing move in the background among steel pots and trays.2024-01-25