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A relief kitchen under a tarpaulin canopy with a painted backdrop of boats and red-roofed buildings. Several volunteers in white clothes and green hair caps work at steel pots and steel bowls on a metal table. A woman in a blue top with a lanyard stands at the centre, and a bent-over man in white cooks at the front. A woman in a white sari with a floral print stirs food in a large black wok over a flame, and a woman in an orange top at left stands among the pots. Metal bowls of food sit on the table, and a plastic chair is visible at right.

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A photograph of a kitchen at an outdoor relief camp, where volunteers prepare food for an annadaan meal. In the foreground a large black wok sits on a metal stove with frying food in oil. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and a black cord around his neck stands bare-chested, tending the pan. A woman in a green hair net and purple top bends over the cooking area, while a woman in a maroon patterned sari with a beaded necklace and bangles stirs a large aluminium pot. Steel vessels, plastic cans and bottles, and a colourful painted cloth sit around the stalls. A man in a striped shirt stands at left with an ID badge.2012-01-06Outdoor food-packing station under a striped canopy at an ashram-style compound. Several volunteers wear green and white hairnets and white clothing. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse sits at left, a man in white stands at the back, and a woman in a cream sari with a striped border sits at right, packing food into foil wrappers on a metal table. A large round pan sits on the ground at left, and cooking equipment and palm trees appear in the background.2012-01-04A 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.2012-01-04Outdoor relief distribution under a corrugated tin roof with palm trees behind. In the foreground a large dark pot holds yellow rice. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a green hairnet stands at the truck; a woman in a colourful floral sari with an orange blouse stands at the pot. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a grey shirt, a man in a red shirt, and a man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads, wear green or white head coverings. A flatbed truck with wooden sides is loaded with sacks and boxes, and a colourful banner hangs on the truck. Annadaan food service at a village relief camp.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04Night-time food distribution under a decorated tent with a patterned red and beige canopy and striped bunting. In the centre, a man in white shirt and white trousers with a white hairnet stands over a large dark metal cooking pot, handling food. Around him, several volunteers wear disposable green and white hairnets and plastic gloves, packing food into plastic bags. On the left, a woman in an orange-bordered white sari wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace. On the right, a woman in glasses and a cream sari with gold-toned border works at a metal tray of food. No a person candidate is visible.2012-01-04Outdoor food-preparation under a red, patterned cloth canopy with white posts and a painted backdrop. A large steel cooking vessel sits on a metal stand while men in white dhotis and white shirts stir and serve food with long ladles. A bald man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a light shawl over his shoulder stands at the centre-right with headphones on, while a man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti bends over steel pots at the right. A woman in a yellow sari and head covering with a blue-green cap stands at the left. Red gas cylinders and steel vessels are on the ground, with a sack at the centre-left.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Photograph of a kitchen scene in a covered area with a large metal cooking vessel at centre. Four people in white shirts and kurtas, some wearing green hairnets, gather around the pot and lift or steady it. A woman in a yellow saree and a woman in a dark-green saree stand beside it. A blurred figure in a pink-tinted sari stands at right edge, and a red-garbed person is partly visible at left. Fluorescent light and a striped cloth canopy overhead.2012-01-04Outdoor community kitchen under a corrugated metal roof with a palm grove behind. Several volunteers in white caps, aprons and white or patterned clothes stir and ladle food from large aluminium pots set over open wood fires with blackened ash. A woman in a yellow and orange sari stands at the centre, and a large steel drum in the foreground holds water. Coconut palms and a tarpaulin shelter are visible in the background.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 07 20122012-01-07