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A photograph of an outdoor kitchen preparation area. A stainless steel table holds packets of red and white snack or food packages, a bundle of dried fruit or bread, and a large yellow tin labelled in Tamil with a painted image of baby Krishna seated among flowers, plus a second tin with a similar Krishna image. Empty aluminium pots, a white plastic bucket and large steel vessels sit on the muddy ground, with stacked steel containers beneath the table. Two people in dark sarees are partly visible at the top left, working near the cooking vessels. The scene reads as food preparation for distribution.

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An outdoor relief kitchen under a corrugated metal roof serving cyclone-hit villagers. A woman in an orange sari and white head covering stands at a steel prep table, beside a large cooking pot on a gas burner. Behind her, men in white dhotis and head coverings stand near more pots and gas cylinders. The table holds a bowl of dried red chillies, a green bucket, a cardboard box and steel containers. Dry branches and palm trees surround the area.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06April 20 20162016-04-20A photograph of an open-sided relief kitchen under a corrugated tin roof, set on bare ground with palm trees and bare trees behind. Stacked cut logs and firewood lie in the background. A long stainless steel prep table holds large steel pots, white plastic buckets, steel tumblers, bags of food and red-wrapped packets. Several workers in plain clothing and white dhotis or lungis tend the cooking: one man in a white vest and blue-green head cover stands near the table, a man in a red shirt stands at left, and a crouching worker in a white vest works at far left. Orange gas cylinders sit beside the cooking pots, and a tin labelled AUROSUN-style oil sits on the table. Scattered litter lies on the ground. The scene shows food preparation for distribution after a storm.2012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a serving counter set up for a communal meal. Several stainless steel vessels hold curries, sambar-like stews, rice and a pale sauce, with a large steel bucket of papadums beside them and a tray of sweet pieces at the front. Behind the counter, a man in a white shirt reaches toward the food, and a woman in a cream and gold sari stands at the left edge with a ladle, while another person in white clothes is partly visible at the top. Red earth and a white wall form the background.2006-08-23January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06A large open-sided tent serves a community food operation outdoors under a corrugated roof and palm trees. Several workers wear white head cloths; one in a white shirt and white trousers stands center. A woman in a yellow and orange sari and head cloth works at a steel tray. Large steel cooking pots and drums sit on the dirt floor, and blue tarpaulin covers a table with trays of green beans and chopped tomatoes. Men in checked shirts and lungis move among the pots, and sacks are stacked at the right.2012-01-06Outdoor 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.2012-01-06November 27 20122012-11-27