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Outdoor food-service scene under a striped and patterned canopy at a relief kitchen. Five men crowd around a large metal cooking vessel, one in a maroon t-shirt and blue checked lungi, another in a plaid lungi with a pink-and-white head cloth, a man in a red sweater and grey trousers, and a man in a white shirt and blue lungi, all lifting or stirring food. Stainless steel pots, a tabletop with food trays, and blue-capped stainless containers sit nearby. On the right, a man in white dhoti with orange border, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and eyeglasses stands watching. A woman in a green headscarf works at the left edge.

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Volunteers prepare food for an annadaan relief meal under a colourful striped canopy with patterned fabric. Several men wear green and white surgical-style head caps and work around large aluminium pots and metal vessels on a dusty ground. One man in a red t-shirt stands at the left, another in a red shirt and khaki trousers bends over a black container, and a man in a striped shirt with a white dhoti and a lanyard badge stands at right. A man in a light blue checked lungi and a bare-footed figure in a white shirt are also present, and an orange plastic chair sits in the foreground beside stacked pots and sacks.2012-01-06A 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.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04A 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.2012-01-04Outdoor 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.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor food preparation under a striped canopy at an annadhan-style food service. Men in white shirts and white trousers, several wearing light green hair nets, stand around a large steel pot of cooked rice. A man on the left holds a green plastic bag. A monk in saffron-orange robes stands centre-left near the pot, and another orange-robed person appears at the far right. A woman in a red outfit and green head covering works in the background among cooking stations, white-walled buildings and palm trees. Beaded necklaces with pendants are worn by several men.2012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor 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 striped blue, green, pink and white canopy, with steam rising from large steel cooking pots set on portable burners. Several women in red and orange saris and men in white shirts and hairnets stir and ladle food from the big pots, with more workers and passersby visible in the background tents and open ground.2012-01-07