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Night-time outdoor food preparation under a blue-and-white tarpaulin canopy at a relief camp. A bald man in a cream shirt and white dhoti stands at left, looking toward the work table. Another man in white with a white dhoti and mesh cap sits and stirs a large steel pot of rice. Women in green hairnets, one in a yellow t-shirt, a teal tunic and white saris, pack food and wrap foil at a long metal table. Pans and foil packets sit on the table and on a small stool; a tree and rope stand behind them.

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January 06 20122012-01-06A relief kitchen under a temporary tent at night, with bright work lights overhead. Several volunteers in white head coverings and hairnets stand at steel cooking vessels and tables. In the foreground, a woman in a pale yellow top and white head covering stirs food in a large steel pot, while another woman in a yellow top and green head covering works beside her. Vegetables, sacks and plastic-covered food sit on tarps and stools around them, with more cooks visible in the background.2012-01-06Photo of volunteers packing food under a striped awning at night during relief work. Six people in white kurtas and white dhotis wear green hairnets. They stand around a stainless steel table with a large metal cooking pot, sealing and handling foil-wrapped packets; a red tape dispenser sits on the table. A woman in white with a red shawl and a man in white with a black shoulder bag are prominent, and another person in white stands at the rear. The scene suggests annadan food packing.2012-01-03Inside a canopied relief kitchen at night, volunteers prepare food for annadaan. A seated woman in a pale beige top and white head covering chops vegetables at a metal table, while a standing man in a light cream shirt and green hair net stands beside her. Behind them, a man in a striped shirt and white head covering stands near crates of produce, tomatoes and greens. Large steel cooking pots and vessels fill the tent, lit by overhead fluorescent tubes, with a blue plastic container on the table and foam boxes stacked at left.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04A photo of an outdoor relief kitchen under a tarpaulin tent with a red-and-pink patterned canopy and bright lights. Several volunteers in white hairnets and caps work at steel cooking pots and bowls. In the foreground, a woman in a cream kurta with a green head covering stands at a metal table, while a woman in a peach top sits on a plastic chair beside her preparing food. A man in a blue striped shirt stands behind them. Crates of vegetables, plastic chairs and large aluminium vessels fill the scene. No a person candidate is visible.2012-01-06Photograph of a kitchen scene in a covered area with a large metal cooking vessel at centre. Four people in white shirts and kurtas, some wearing green hairnets, gather around the pot and lift or steady it. A woman in a yellow saree and a woman in a dark-green saree stand beside it. A blurred figure in a pink-tinted sari stands at right edge, and a red-garbed person is partly visible at left. Fluorescent light and a striped cloth canopy overhead.2012-01-04Volunteers prepare food under a large tent with a red and cream floral-patterned canopy, working at folding tables and large steel pots. Several people wear white hairnets and aprons; one wears a green cap and a white shirt, and another wears a blue polo shirt. They are cutting and packing vegetables into plastic bags, with sacks, produce and a blue tarpaulin around them. Bright tube lights hang from poles. This appears to be an annadaan food service.2012-01-06January 03 20122012-01-03Photograph taken under a colourful patterned tent canopy at night, showing an annadhan food-serving scene. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a striped orange-and-white head wrap stands at a large black pot of cooked food, scooping rice with a ladle. Beside him, a man in a red polo shirt and black trousers, with a light-green cap and gloves, also works at the pot. Women volunteers in green hair caps and plastic gloves, one in a red shawl and one in a black-and-gold sari, hold out containers to receive food. A man in white dhoti with bare upper body stands at the right. Bright fluorescent tubes light the scene.2012-01-04