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A photo of a relief-distribution site under a large patterned canopy with red, green and blue striped edges and circular motifs. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white top carries a cardboard box past a van. Several people in white clothes and green head coverings or caps work among sacks, crates and a blue tarp, while bystanders in white shirts and trousers stand nearby. Palm trees and a white hose lie on the sandy ground.

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Outdoor relief kitchen under a red tent canopy with floral patterns and palm trees overhead. Volunteers in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing green hairnets and head caps, prepare and serve food. A large aluminium cooking pot sits in the foreground on the sandy ground. A glowing wood or charcoal stove burns at right, and seated people sit at plastic chairs and tables under the canopy. A white van is parked at left. No identifiable ceremonial figure is clearly visible.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06January 02 20122012-01-02Outdoor food-service area under a striped, multicoloured canopy with a dark patterned top. Several people in white aprons and green hairnets work at tables and large steel cooking pots. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes stand in the centre near red gas cylinders, with other people in white clothes and a woman in orange nearby. Palm trees and a blue tarpaulin appear in the background, and a white hose lies on the dirt ground.2012-01-04Outdoor food service under a large red patterned canopy strung with colourful bunting, with palm trees behind. Many seated people, mostly women and children, wear green hair nets and sit at orange and green plastic chairs. A woman in an orange top with a lanyard stands at the centre serving from a blue container, while others in white and red clothing move around the tables. A white car is parked at right beside a cardboard box on dirt ground.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor annadhan food distribution under a large red and patterned cloth canopy strung with colourful triangular bunting, with palm trees behind. Several volunteers in white kurta-style shirts and white trousers, wearing light green hair nets and caps, stand at a serving table; one in a light shirt and dark trousers leans forward to hand out food. Seated and standing people, including women in pink and white saris, wait in the shade on folding red and plastic chairs. A white van is parked at the right edge. No ceremonial figure is visible.2012-01-04An outdoor food service under large colourful striped and patterned canopy tents, with palm trees behind. Volunteers in white clothing and light green or blue head caps serve food. A woman in a white sari with a tied head covering stirs a large black cooking pot on the ground, while others sit on orange plastic chairs at tables holding steel plates and trays. Steel pots and buckets sit nearby on the right, and a few people in white dhotis and shirts move around the food stations. This appears to be an annadhan food distribution. No person in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-01-04Outdoor food-distribution scene under a long patterned tent canopy with red, green, navy and yellow stripes. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and a white dhoti with a yellow-green border stands with arms folded, facing away. Several volunteers in white clothes and green hairnets bend over a large black pot of cooked food, one stirring or lifting with a ladle. Many large steel cooking vessels sit on the dusty ground beneath the tent, with other workers and a woman in a teal sari in the background. The scene shows an annadan kitchen operation in progress.2012-01-04A photograph of an outdoor food distribution under a striped canopy with red, green, blue and orange panels. Volunteers in white clothes and light green head coverings sit at folding tables and pack food into small wrapped packets, while others stand and walk among steel cooking pots and large containers on the dirt ground. A boy in an orange-red shirt stands at left watching, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti walks through the scene. Steel tables hold plastic jugs and a bag of rice, with a tent frame and parked vehicles in the background.2012-01-04January 02 20122012-01-02