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A large open-sided corrugated metal shelter used as an outdoor community kitchen. Several women in colourful saris, some wearing green head coverings and aprons, stand among huge aluminium cooking pots set on portable gas burners and stoves, with steam rising from a central pot. Red LPG gas cylinders sit on the ground, and an orange flag rises on a pole at left. Tents with striped and patterned cloth canopies and palm trees appear in the background. Plastic buckets, metal basins and plastic chairs are scattered across the dirt floor. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.

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January 04 20122012-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor community kitchen under a long corrugated-iron roof on poles, with palm trees and a small orange flag on a pole at left. Several women in green head coverings and colourful saris cook over large steaming metal pots set on metal stands and gas cylinders, while others stand and watch in the foreground. Two women in the right foreground wear yellow-and-orange patterned saris and white head cloths. Large aluminium vessels, buckets and a lid are scattered on the ground under a bright blue sky. The scene shows bulk food preparation.2012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04A large outdoor field kitchen under a corrugated metal shelter with a bamboo-and-pole frame. Women in saris and green or blue head caps prepare food at long tables covered with blue tarpaulin, cutting tomatoes and vegetables into steel bowls. Large steel cooking pots and vessels sit on the ground around them, with orange gas cylinders and stacked firewood nearby. Several women in red, orange and yellow saris move between the pots, and a woman in a yellow sari stands at right. Palm trees and a hazy sky appear beyond the shelter.2012-01-04Outdoor relief kitchen under a tarpaulin canopy with striped awning fabric. Several men in white caps and aprons tend large steel cooking vessels set over improvised iron stoves and wood logs on the muddy ground. A man in a white vest and orange lungi stands at left near a large black pot, while another in a red shirt and a man in a grey shirt stir and carry food. Buckets, steel pails and a wok sit among the cookware, with more people working in the background.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04An open-air community kitchen under a long corrugated-roof shelter supported by bamboo poles, with palm trees behind. Many large steel cooking pots and vessels sit on the bare ground, and women in pale green hair nets and saris work over them, stirring and serving food. A boy in a green shirt sits at a small table in the foreground beside orange plastic chairs. Men in white dhotis and orange garments move among the stalls, and a saffron and orange flag hangs from a pole at the left. Striped cloth canopies extend along the back. This appears to be an annadhan food service.2012-01-04Outdoor relief kitchen under a striped purple, green and white tarpaulin canopy supported by wooden poles and rope. Large aluminium cooking pots of rice and vegetable preparations sit on portable gas burners and open fires on bare ground. Several people in casual clothing, some in sarees and one in a red shirt, stir, serve and tend the pots while others stand nearby. Plastic buckets, steel plates and a propane cylinder are scattered in the foreground, with trees and a blurred crowd behind.2012-01-06Outdoor relief kitchen under a long corrugated metal roof on bamboo poles, with many large cooking pots and vessels on open fires and metal stands. Volunteers in white shirts and white head coverings stir and serve food, and a crowd of people stands around the stalls. An orange flag with a purple logo flies at left, and colourful striped and patterned cloth canopies stretch across the background under palm trees. The scene reads as a community annadaan meal distribution.2012-01-06