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A photograph of a large open-sided food-preparation tent with colourful patterned fabric canopy and striped valances. Several women in white hair-nets and green or white head coverings work at long steel tables and bowls, packing food into plastic bags. A woman in a pink-and-white sari in the right foreground smiles toward the camera, while a woman in a yellow blouse and black sari sits beside her and others in orange and white saris sit on plastic chairs. Large steel cooking pots and vessels fill the background, with more volunteers in white aprons moving among them.

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January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food-distribution scene under striped awnings. Women in white saris and head-covering hairnets, some wearing plastic gloves, pack food into plastic bags at folding tables. A large steel pot of yellow rice sits in the foreground. Other people in orange and white clothing move through the open dirt-floored area with sacks and blue tarpaulins nearby.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Women volunteers pack food in a covered tent-like kitchen area with a patterned red, green and orange canopy overhead. In the foreground, a woman in a brown-and-beige sari with a dark beaded necklace and a white hairnet over a green-and-white headcover packs yellow food into clear plastic bags on a steel table. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a teal-trimmed head covering scoops food from a large steel pot marked M.S.R. Other volunteers in white and yellow saris and sanitary caps work along the table, with more people in the background.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food-packing area under a striped tent canopy with plastic chairs and dirt ground. Four women in saris wear light blue hairnets and work at a large steel tray and steel pots, packing food into clear plastic bags and small paper packets. A man in a lungi stands near stacked sacks and blue tarpaulin at the back, beside a white building with red doors. Two water jugs sit on a table at right. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2012-01-04Outdoor food-service area under a large red and green patterned canopy with striped purple and white edging. Many volunteers in green and white hairnets prepare and serve food from large metal cooking pots on the bare ground. A woman in a cream patterned sari sits at the front, and women in pink, teal and brown saris work at folding tables holding trays and packaged meals. A man in an orange robe stands at right beside a man in a white shirt and green cap. Large black and silver pots, a red plastic bag and orange plastic chairs are scattered around. This is an annadhan food distribution.2012-01-04Outdoor food-distribution camp under a large colourful tent with purple, pink, green and orange striped scalloped edges and a red and teal medallion-patterned canopy. Several women in light green, pink and white head coverings and aprons prepare food on folding tables, wrapping packets and filling containers. A woman in an orange sari and a woman in an orange top work at the front. Large steel cooking pots and bowls sit on the ground, with a parked truck and other tents behind.2012-01-04January 03 20122012-01-03January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor relief kitchen under a tent with a red, green and cream patterned canopy. Volunteers in white garments and green or white hairnets sit and work at plastic chairs and tables, packing food into foil trays and plates from large steel pots and buckets. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread stands at center, handing out items. A brown truck is parked behind the tent among palm trees and cleared debris. Cardboard boxes and plastic bags of food supplies sit in the foreground, consistent with an annadhan food-packing effort.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04