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A photograph of a relief camp under a large canopy with purple scalloped edges and red, green and white striped side panels. Beneath it, a group of about a dozen volunteers in white short-sleeved shirts, grey trousers and white caps or head coverings stand with their backs to the camera, working near large aluminium cooking pots and steel vessels set on the ground. Sacks of grain and rice are stacked on the right, alongside blue and red bags and cans. Other people in green headwear and saris move around the open-sided shelter and the cooking area in the background.

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January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of an outdoor food preparation area under a striped purple, green and red canopy with ornate patterned fabric. Large aluminium cooking pots and steel vessels sit on the bare ground, and a table holds food supplies. Several men in white kurtas and white dhotis, some with green caps, work around the tables. In the centre a man in an orange shawl over pink garments stands at the table, and another man carries a large sack on his shoulder at right. A woman in a striped green and multicoloured outfit stands at the right edge. Blue tarpaulins and white buildings are visible behind the tent.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor 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.2012-01-06January 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.2012-01-07January 04 20122012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor food-preparation area under a large striped canopy in orange, purple, green and red, with scalloped edges and palm trees behind. A young man on the left wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala with his hair tied up in a bun, smiling. Nearby, men in white dhotis and white shirts work around large steel vessels and pots on the ground, while women in white head caps and hairnets stir and serve. A man in green shirt and khaki trousers stands at right holding a document. A man in orange cloth carries an orange backpack at center. Rope lines hold the tent together. Annadhan-style community meal preparation.2012-01-04A large open-sided relief kitchen under a tarpaulin roof on bare ground, serving cyclone-relief annadaan in Kuttiyankuppam village. Volunteers in white head caps and aprons stir big metal pots over fires and tend steaming cooking vessels on blue tarps. A man in the foreground leans over a wide steel pot stirring cooked vegetables. Other workers in white shirts and dhotis stand among stacked grain sacks, plastic buckets and orange plastic chairs, while women in colourful saris sit on tarps at the right. The scene includes bamboo supports and a row of red and white striped cloth in the background.2012-01-06Outdoor 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.2012-01-04