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A photograph of an outdoor relief kitchen under a colourful striped and patterned canopy, with a palm grove behind. Several women in head caps and aprons work around large steel pots; a woman in a white head cap and pink scarf stirs a pot marked MSR, while others sit on plastic chairs and mats, handling vegetables and pans. A woman in orange and a woman in green saree sit on a mat in front. Boxes, sacks and a tarpaulin lie nearby, and a few other people are visible in the background, some in saffron or white clothing.

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An outdoor food service under large colourful striped and patterned canopy tents, with palm trees behind. Volunteers in white clothing and light green or blue head caps serve food. A woman in a white sari with a tied head covering stirs a large black cooking pot on the ground, while others sit on orange plastic chairs at tables holding steel plates and trays. Steel pots and buckets sit nearby on the right, and a few people in white dhotis and shirts move around the food stations. This appears to be an annadhan food distribution. No person in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor relief kitchen under a large patterned canopy with red, green and dark stripes, set on bare dusty ground with palm trees behind. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing green or white head caps and hairnets, stand and serve food from large black cooking pots and steel vessels. A woman in an orange sari sits on a plastic chair at right, and bags of rice and a steel bucket lie in the foreground. Lorries and a white car are parked nearby. This appears to be an annadhan food distribution.2012-01-04Outdoor food-preparation area under a long canopy with striped red, green and maroon edging. Large aluminium cooking pots sit on metal stands over open heat, one pot steaming with yellow food. Several cooks wearing white caps and aprons stir and serve; one man in a light shirt stands at the centre pot. Stainless steel vessels, a bowl of sliced orange vegetables, and a ladle rest on the sandy ground. Coconut palms and a cleared site with debris are in the background.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food-distribution camp under a colourful striped and patterned tent canopy on a dirt ground with palm trees behind. Several women in white saris and green hair-nets and head coverings prepare food over a large steel pan and at a table, one wearing gloves and a face mask. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand and walk in the background, and a few people wear orange clothing. Plastic bags, steel pots and basins are scattered around, with parked cars at right.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food-distribution camp under a large colourful tent with purple, pink, green and orange striped scalloped edges and a red and teal medallion-patterned canopy. Several women in light green, pink and white head coverings and aprons prepare food on folding tables, wrapping packets and filling containers. A woman in an orange sari and a woman in an orange top work at the front. Large steel cooking pots and bowls sit on the ground, with a parked truck and other tents behind.2012-01-04A relief camp under a large patterned tent with red, orange and blue fabric canopy and striped valance, fluorescent tube lights hanging from the poles. Volunteers in white coats and light green head caps and hairnets work at stainless steel tables, serving food from large pots. A woman in a white headscarf and white dress stands near the centre, and a man in a white coat and cap stands at right. Seated women in yellow and cream saris eat at plastic chairs, and a large steel pot of food sits in the foreground. Sacks and water bottles are stacked around the tent, an annadaan meal service for cyclone-affected villagers.2012-01-06A 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.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04