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A open-air community kitchen under tarpaulin awnings with blue, green and white striped canopies and corrugated metal roofs. Large aluminium cooking pots and vessels sit on portable stoves and gas cylinders on bare sandy ground, with steel tubs and buckets of vegetables scattered around. Several men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a red sari work at the cooking stations, and a few people stand among the stalls under palm trees.

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January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food preparation under a large tarpaulin canopy with blue, green, purple and white stripes, supported on bamboo poles on muddy ground beside a white building and palm trees. Several large steel cooking pots sit on metal stands and a red gas cylinder is at left. Workers in lungis and white head coverings stand around the cookware, and a woman in a checked sari and white cap stands on a cloth at right near a steel vessel. A green water hose runs across the wet ground and some puddles remain.2012-01-04An outdoor community kitchen under a large canopy with a colourful patterned cloth and striped edging. Several cooks in white shirts and head coverings stir and tend large aluminium pots and vessels set on portable stoves over the sandy ground. Sacks of grain and vegetables sit at left, green plants in the foreground, and a wide open-sided shelter with more cooking stations extends into the background. Steel pots and pans are scattered across the scene, and a few other people move about in the distance.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor relief kitchen under a striped purple, green and white canopy strung between poles on bare earth. Large steel cooking pots sit on open burner stoves fuelled by red LPG gas cylinders, with steel bowls and plates on the ground. Several cooks in light clothing tend the pots, including a man in a checked lungi and a grey cap at left, and a woman in green stirring a pot. Palm trees and a cloudy sky are visible beyond the tent.2012-01-06A photo of an outdoor community kitchen under a striped canvas tent with a red, green and blue awning. Large stainless steel cooking pots sit on metal stands over a dirt ground, one filled with yellow curry and another with cooked food, beside a red LPG gas cylinder and small jars of condiments. Several workers in head coverings and white or grey clothes stir food, ladle and serve, while people sit under the tent and in the background. A red and orange cloth hangs at the left edge. The setting suggests a large food service such as annadan.2012-01-01January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor cooking area under a long striped tarpaulin canopy in purple, green, white and red, with scalloped edges, supported by bamboo poles and palm trees behind. Large black cooking pots and steel pots sit on open stoves and makeshift burners on bare sandy ground. Several women in head coverings and saris, one in an orange top and blue lungi, tend the cooking and carry vessels, while a few other figures move in the background. A red gas cylinder stands near the stoves and steel buckets lie on the ground. The scene suggests a community annadaan meal setting.2012-01-06Outdoor cyclone relief kitchen under a striped fabric canopy and tarpaulin roof, with volunteers cooking annadaan meals in large steel pots on open stoves. Several workers wear white dhotis, white shirts and white hair-nets; a woman in a red-and-orange sari wears gloves and stands at a steel pot in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stirs a pot, and a cameraman films beside the cooking area.2012-01-06Outdoor relief kitchen under a tarpaulin and bamboo-pole shelter, with large aluminium cooking pots set on metal stands over firewood and a red LPG gas cylinder at right. Several workers in green caps and white clothing tend the pots, and a few people in white dhotis and shirts stand among the crowd. Wet muddy ground and striped cloth canopies frame the scene. A man in white dhoti with bare upper body and a white-clad companion stand near the center, but no swami-like cues are clearly visible, so identity is uncertain. Several people are visible in the background.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06