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A busy open-air relief kitchen under a corrugated metal roof, supported by bamboo poles, at a village annadaan camp. Volunteers in pale green hair nets and white shirts stir and serve from large steel pots and vats, while others sort piles of vegetables such as green gourds and tomatoes on tables. A man in a bright orange shirt and a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a grey shoulder bag stand among the crowd, and a man in a white shirt with an ID lanyard looks on. Colourful tented stalls and palm trees appear beyond the shelter, with a smoky cooking area in the background.

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January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief kitchen under open tarpaulin awnings and striped canopies at a camp in a village setting. Volunteers in white head coverings and aprons chop and cook, stirring large steel pots on blue tarps. Heaps of green vegetables, tomatoes, ginger and sacks of grain lie on the ground. Seated volunteers in white shirts, one wearing a numbered badge reading 209, sit at folding chairs with papers and bags nearby.2012-01-06A photograph of an outdoor annadaan food-preparation area under a corrugated metal roof supported by wooden posters. Large steel cooking pots and vats sit on the packed-earth ground, with stacks of green vegetables, red tomatoes and onions on a table at right. Several volunteers in white clothing and green hairnets stand and work at the cooking stations, while a man in a brown checked shirt stands at left and another in a blue striped shirt stands at centre. Striped awnings and tarpaulins extend in the background among palm trees.2012-01-06A covered open-air food preparation area at a relief camp, with large metal cooking pots and vats on the ground and a striped tarpaulin roof overhead. Several workers in white hairnets and green head coverings tend the food and stand among stacked vegetables, tomatoes and sacks. A man in a light blue striped shirt with an ID lanyard, and men in white shirts and white dhotis, move between the stalls. Colourful striped awnings and blue tarpaulins shade the wider site, which is dotted with more people.2012-01-06An outdoor relief kitchen under a large tarpaulin canopy supported by bamboo poles. Many people in white clothes and pale green hair caps work at long tables and cooking stations, preparing food in large metal pots and steel vessels. Heaps of green limes or small fruit, red vegetables and sacks of grain are piled on blue tarpaulins. A man in white shirt and trousers stands in the centre holding a video camera, while others sit on plastic chairs cutting produce. Palm trees and striped tents stand in the background.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A large open-sided relief kitchen under a tarpaulin roof on bare ground, serving cyclone-relief annadaan in Kuttiyankuppam village. Volunteers in white head caps and aprons stir big metal pots over fires and tend steaming cooking vessels on blue tarps. A man in the foreground leans over a wide steel pot stirring cooked vegetables. Other workers in white shirts and dhotis stand among stacked grain sacks, plastic buckets and orange plastic chairs, while women in colourful saris sit on tarps at the right. The scene includes bamboo supports and a row of red and white striped cloth in the background.2012-01-06A photograph of an open-sided relief camp under a corrugated metal roof, with a dirt floor and sacks of grain stacked at the right. A saffron-robed monk with a grey backpack stands at a small table and holds papers, beside a man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body. Several men in white kurtas and shirts stand around, one wearing a green surgical cap, and steel cooking vessels sit at the back. The scene suggests an annadaan food distribution during cyclone relief work in Kuttiyankuppam village. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no identification is made.2012-01-06A large open-sided tin-roofed tent serves as a community kitchen, with blue tarps spread on the dirt floor and steel cooking pots and vats set on the ground. Many workers wear white head caps and aprons while stirring pots, chopping produce, and handling sacks, and several seated volunteers sit on red plastic chairs around a big cooking pot. Heaps of green vegetables and fruit, bundled grain sacks and bowls fill the foreground, and striped awnings and palm trees appear beyond the tent.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of an open-sided outdoor kitchen under a corrugated metal roof and tarpaulin, used for mass food preparation. Large steel cooking vessels sit on open wood fires on bare ground. Several people in white shirts and dhotis, and women in saris, wear blue-green hair caps and work around the pots and metal trays of cooked rice and prepared food. Sacks, plastic packets and bowls lie on the ground. Palm trees and a boundary wall are visible behind, and a child stands at the right. Plain work clothing and the open ground suggest a relief-food setting.2012-01-04