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A photograph of a blue-sided truck bed loaded with two large aluminium cooking vats filled with yellow rice. The front vat is marked in red with the letters MSR and 2/4. A bearded man in a striped white shirt stands at the tailgate, holding the rail and looking toward the food. Palm trees and a red flag are visible behind the truck.

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January 06 20122012-01-06June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a community food kitchen under a tarpaulin canopy with purple, orange and green striped fabric edging. Several men in white or light hair-net caps stir large steel cooking pots marked MSR over open fires, one using a long wooden ladle. Red gas cylinders sit beside the pots, and sacks of provisions are stacked behind them against a whitewashed wall. A man in a maroon shirt and blue lungi stands at right, and men in lungis and checked shirts work at left, preparing food for distribution.2012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06January 03 20122012-01-03A photograph of an outdoor food-preparation scene for annadhan, with several men cooking rice in large aluminium vessels. In the foreground a man in a blue checked shirt, a white head covering and a checked lungi leans over a pot; beside him another man in a grey shirt and lungi stands. In the centre a steel pot labelled MSR 1.6 holds yellow-orange rice, and a man in a light blue shirt and checked lungi stirs it with a large ladle. To the right a man in a white dhoti and a man in white trousers and shirt stand by more steel vessels, with a red cloth draped over one shoulder.2012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a village lane lined with palm trees. A man in a blue-and-white striped shirt and checked lungi leans over a blue truck bed, scooping food from a large steel pan. Another man in a white shirt pours from a silver bucket, holding a decorative metal plate over the rim. Several men stand in the background, one in white. Rice-like food is visible in the pans, and a red-and-white wristband is tied on one man's wrist.2012-01-06January 03 20122012-01-03Outdoor relief kitchen under a corrugated tin roof at a cyclone relief camp, with a very large steel cooking pot of rice and orange-red curry set on a metal stand over the ground. A man in a checked shirt, blue lungi and head cloth stands beside it, holding a long ladle and drinking from a small cup. Behind him are many smaller steel vessels, stacked plates, bowls of green vegetables and a woman in a pink sari with floral print. Palm trees and a bare dirt ground surround the open-air cooking area.2012-01-06Outdoor 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