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A large open-sided tin-roofed shelter where volunteers cook food for an annadaan relief meal. Many large aluminium and black pots sit on makeshift metal stands over wood fires, with logs and firewood on the muddy ground. Several volunteers in white dhotis and white caps stir and serve from big pots, while others in light shirts and orange-and-white cloth bundles stand among the cookware. Striped and coloured canopies, a green three-wheeled cargo vehicle with an orange banner, and palm trees appear in the background, and an orange flag is visible at the upper left.

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Outdoor cyclone relief kitchen under a corrugated metal roof at Kuttiyankuppam village, with large metal cooking pots set over wood fires on the muddy ground. Several men and women in white head coverings, white shirts and white dhotis tend the food; one man in white stirs a large pot with a long ladle. Volunteers in white and orange clothing move between the pots, and the area is busy with people. A green truck at right carries an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and Thane Cyclone Relief. Palm trees and canopy tents stand behind the kitchen.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A open-sided shed with a corrugated roof serves as an annadaan kitchen at a relief camp. Large aluminium and black cooking pots sit on makeshift stoves and open wood fires, with firewood logs on the muddy ground. Several people in white clothes and white head caps tend the food, one in white stirring a large pot. Volunteers in pale shirts and green caps move among the pots. A green vehicle parked at right displays an orange banner with a portrait wearing an orange turban and the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone relief. Tents with striped cloth are visible beyond.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.2012-01-06A covered outdoor cooking area under a corrugated metal roof supported by wooden beams and poles, with fluorescent tube lights and palm trees beyond. Several men in white caps or hair nets and dhotis, one in an orange-yellow dhoti, stir and serve food from large steel cooking pots set over stoves. Other men in shirts and trousers stand around the pots, and colourful striped cloth canopies extend to the right. Firewood lies at the lower left. Scene appears to be a food distribution, annadaan, at a relief camp.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.2012-01-06A busy outdoor relief kitchen under a tarpaulin and striped canopy, where volunteers prepare food for an annadaan meal. Large metal cooking pots sit on simple iron stove stands over firewood, and men in white shirts, dhotis or aprons and white head caps stir and carry vessels. One man in an orange-red-trimmed white garment lifts a red cylinder. Stacked vegetables and metal containers sit on tables in the background, and a few other people in casual clothing move among the stalls. Bamboo poles hold up the awning. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2012-01-06Outdoor food preparation under a corrugated roof on bare dirt ground at a relief camp. Large aluminium cooking pots and steel vessels sit on portable metal stoves and tripods, with a blue tarp holding white rice sacks and vegetables on the left. Several men in white caps and hairnets work among the pots; one in a white shirt and blue lungi stands at right, and others in orange or white cloths and mixed clothing move around the cooking area. Plastic chairs, a truck and parked vehicles appear in the background under palm trees.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04A 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