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Outdoor relief kitchen under a corrugated metal shelter with palm trees behind. Several men in white caps and hairnets sit on blue tarpaulins chopping vegetables, including red chillies and green chillies, beside large steel cooking pots and bags of rice. A man in an orange lungi and grey shirt stands among them, and a few men in white shirts unload sacks from an orange-sided truck at right. Other people in white and saffron clothing move about in the background near parked vehicles.

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A open-sided corrugated metal shelter used for mass cooking during an annadaan food service at a relief camp in a rural village. Large stainless steel cooking pots and lidded vessels sit on dirt ground, some on metal stands over small fires. Several people wearing white hair nets and light clothing move among the pots; one man in a white vest stands in the foreground, and a woman in a maroon top stands at right beside a tray of green vegetables. Trees and a open field are visible behind the shelter under hazy light.2012-01-06An outdoor relief kitchen under a tarpaulin canopy during cyclone relief work. In the foreground, a blue tarpaulin holds steel trays of chopped red chillies and green leafy herbs, a pot of cooked food, and a bowl of tomatoes. Behind, women in head coverings and saris, some in red, pink and orange, work at large steel cooking pots over fires and gas burners. A man in a red polo shirt and light trousers, with a white cap, stands at the centre holding a bundle of plastic bags. Sacks of rice or grain are stacked at the back and a few chairs are set out.2012-01-06Outdoor cooking area under tarpaulin canopies with striped awnings and palm trees beyond, used for an annadaan meal service. Several men wear white hairnets and work seated on blue tarps around large aluminium pots and pans, chopping red chillies and handling vegetables. A young man in a dark patterned shirt and green head covering lifts a pot lid, and a man in a red t-shirt sits near bags of rice and produce. Stacks of cabbage, onions and green vegetables lie on the right, and gas cylinders stand at the edge. Other people in white clothing move in the background.2012-01-06Outdoor kitchen preparation scene where a group of volunteers sit on a large blue tarpaulin chopping shallots and vegetables onto silver steel plates. Most wear white hair nets or caps; the foreground man wears a white shirt and a green cap, and another seated man wears a white shirt and white cap. A woman in a red saree stands behind them near a steel cooking vessel and a white container, with more steel pots, plastic jugs and heaps of red tomatoes visible on a side table under a shelter. No identifiable a person figure is present.2012-01-04Outdoor annadaan food preparation area under a corrugated metal roof supported by poles, open to palm trees and blue sky. Volunteers in white hairnets and aprons chop vegetables, stir large steel cooking pots and sort produce on tarps and tables. Orange plastic chairs and gas cylinders sit in the foreground, with striped colourful canopies in the background and people in white and orange clothing moving between stations.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food-preparation area under a long canopy with striped red, green and maroon edging. Large aluminium cooking pots sit on metal stands over open heat, one pot steaming with yellow food. Several cooks wearing white caps and aprons stir and serve; one man in a light shirt stands at the centre pot. Stainless steel vessels, a bowl of sliced orange vegetables, and a ladle rest on the sandy ground. Coconut palms and a cleared site with debris are in the background.2012-01-04Outdoor relief kitchen under a large patterned canopy with red, green and dark stripes, set on bare dusty ground with palm trees behind. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing green or white head caps and hairnets, stand and serve food from large black cooking pots and steel vessels. A woman in an orange sari sits on a plastic chair at right, and bags of rice and a steel bucket lie in the foreground. Lorries and a white car are parked nearby. This appears to be an annadhan food distribution.2012-01-04Outdoor relief kitchen under a tarpaulin canopy in a cyclone-damaged area with fallen palm trees behind. A large heap of ripe red tomatoes sits on a blue tarp in the centre. A man in a grey shirt and checked lungi crouches beside a steel pot, sorting tomatoes. Around them, several women in green head coverings and saris (purple, orange, blue) sit on mats and plastic chairs, preparing food in aluminium vessels. A woman in a white top kneels at the right, and a seated woman in a pink shawl sits on a chair at left. No one in the scene wears a crown, saffron robe or rudraksha, so no a person candidate is visible.2012-01-04Outdoor relief kitchen under a large striped canvas awning on sandy ground. Several large aluminium cooking vessels sit on portable gas burners, one holding yellow dal-like food with green garnish, another a pale stew; one vessel is stamped MGR. Red LPG gas cylinders stand beside them. Workers in green caps, a man in a grey shirt and checked lungi, and a woman in a pink salwar tend the pots, while others move between tables and tents in the background. Coconut palms and debris are visible beyond. Annadaan food service at a relief site.2012-01-06