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A photograph of a food preparation area under colourful striped canopy awnings with red and green patterned fabric hanging behind. Several men in lungis and shirts, some wearing green and white hairnets, stand around large steel cooking pots and vessels. Foreground shows a steel bowl of chopped vegetables, a yellow-stained bucket and a steel container. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left stirring a large pot. Scattered litter lies on the ground.

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January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of a large outdoor community kitchen under a red patterned canopy, with palm trees behind. Four men work over big stainless steel cooking pots set on portable stoves. The man at right, in a white shirt, plaid lungi and white head cloth with a green cap, tips a steel pot of food into the large central vessel. Another man in a red shirt and blue checked lungi stirs with a long ladle, while a man in an orange vest and white dhoti stands at left, and a man in a blue striped shirt stands behind. Painted cloth banners showing landscapes hang at left. Pots and bowls sit on a concrete floor.2012-01-04Outdoor community kitchen under a large canopy with red, green, blue and purple striped edges and a paisley-patterned top. Several people in headcloths and hairnets work among steel cooking pots, pans and steamers on a dirt ground. A man in a plaid lungi stirs a huge pot over a stove, while others prepare food at a table of white grains and sacks of ingredients. A red gas cylinder and stainless steel containers sit nearby, with colourful patterned cloth hung along the side.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food-preparation under a red and maroon patterned tarpaulin. Four men work at large metal pots on portable burners and gas cylinders: a man in a red shirt and blue-checked lungi ladles from a big steel pot, a bare-chested man in a brown vest pours from a steel vessel, and two men in white and light-blue head coverings stand by. Behind them hang painted banners with landscape scenes, and palm trees and scattered pots fill the background. No a person candidate is visible.2012-01-04A 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 community kitchen under a striped canopy in a courtyard with white walls. Several men stir a large steaming aluminium cooking pot with long metal ladles, one in a grey shirt and checked lungi, one bare-chested with a yellow-and-white head cloth, and others in white shirts and head coverings. Red LPG gas cylinders sit beside the pots, with more steel vessels and food preparation behind them. A man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at left. The scene shows bulk food preparation for annadhanam.2012-01-04Outdoor relief kitchen under a blue-and-white tarpaulin canopy with large steaming aluminium cooking pots set on portable stoves. Men in white vests and checked lungis stir the food with long wooden paddles, wearing green head caps. A man bends over a pot in the centre. Onlookers in light shirts, sarongs and a woman in a blue sari stand around. Steel vessels and a small tray of sweets sit on a table nearby, with a gas cylinder at lower left. This shows food preparation for annadan distribution.2012-01-03January 04 20122012-01-04