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Outdoor food-distribution camp under a large striped tent canopy with red, green, blue and white bands. Two bald men in saffron-orange robes stand at the left, one holding a long metal pole, near steel pots and tubs of cooked food. In the foreground a barefoot young man in a dark shirt and shorts stands beside a large steel pot of round cooked food pieces, with a yellow basin and black pot lids nearby. Helpers in green head caps and white clothes work in the background among cooking vessels under palm trees.

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January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of a large outdoor food relief kitchen under a patterned fabric canopy with striped red, green and black trim. Several workers wearing white hairnets cook and serve rice-like food from huge steel pots set on the ground, one man in a yellow-and-orange checked shirt pouring from a steel pot with a ladle. Men and women in saris and lungis move among the pots, and a line of people waits at the back. Steam rises from the cooking vessels, and a cloth hanging with peacock motifs is visible at left. The setting appears to be a cyclone relief meal distribution.2012-01-07Outdoor food preparation camp under a long tarpaulin canopy with striped cloth awnings. Three saffron-robed monks walk through the middle; the centre one wears a teal head covering, an orange robe and a long beaded mala, and the other two wear orange robes with shaved heads. Women in teal head caps and saris sit on the ground chopping cauliflower and cutting vegetables on plates and tarps. Large steel pots and tubs sit around them, with bags of produce and a heap of tomatoes in the lower right. A cameraman in a white shirt films the scene at right. Palm trees and white buildings stand in the background.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of an outdoor kitchen camp under a striped canopy, with large stainless steel cooking pots and vessels set on bare, grassy ground. Several people stand among the pots: a man in an orange robe and another in a white dhoti with a white shirt and a rudraksha-style necklace stand in the centre, while a man in a maroon shirt and a worker in white attend the stalls at right. Green leafy vegetables sit in a steel tub, and a red gas cylinder is visible at left. Palm trees and a white building form the background, with scattered litter on the ground.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food-distribution area under a striped tent with purple, teal, pink and green panels and scalloped edges. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the front, one bald and one with a shaved head, next to a man in white dhoti and white kurta with orange shawl and beaded necklace; a standing man in a teal striped shirt and dark backpack looks on. Steel tubs hold food, including a bowl of fried snack items, and a steel table holds small packets and bottles. Workers in green and white head caps and a woman in white cover head and shoulders nearby. Palm trees and corrugated shelter in the background.2012-01-04Outdoor food-service camp under striped awnings beside a whitewashed building, with palm trees behind. Two saffron-robed figures stand at center: one woman with a long rudraksha mala and a shaved-headed man in orange robes. Around them, workers in white clothes and green head coverings move among steel pots, buckets, a steel table of food packets, and a large pot marked GTH. Plastic bags of produce and a stack of paper packets sit on the table. Several people sit on plastic chairs at the right, and a cooking stove stands on the ground.2012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06A 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.2012-01-04