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Outdoor annadhan food preparation under a tarpaulin canopy with palm trees behind. Three men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand at left and centre, one gesturing with an outstretched arm. Several women in colourful printed saris and green or white hairnets stand at right; a woman in a yellow sari sits at left trimming cauliflower on a blue tarp, and two women in hairnets sit in front with cauliflower heads and steel bowls. Large steel cooking pots and vessels sit on the ground behind, beneath a striped awning. Seven or eight physical people are visible.

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January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor relief kitchen under a tarpaulin canopy with palm trees behind, used for large-scale food preparation. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand together; the centre man wears a long rudraksha mala and the left man wears one too, while the man on the far left has his hand raised to his head. Behind them, women in green and white hairnets and aprons work at large metal cooking pots, and a woman in a patterned paisley-style sari on the right stirs with a long ladle.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food preparation under a canopy with striped and patterned tarpaulins. In the foreground, a man in a blue-and-white striped shirt and a seated man in a white shirt, both wearing green head caps, chop vegetables on a blue tarpaulin; a metal basin holds green chillies and shallots. Behind them, two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand in conversation near a steel table and pots. Women in purple and pink saris and green caps work nearby beside sacks of rice and crates of tomatoes, with tents and vehicles in the background. The scene reads as a community kitchen for annadhan.2012-01-04Outdoor food-preparation camp under a red and green patterned canopy. A man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands at centre-left beside a woman in an orange top and patterned sari. A man in a white shirt and green checked lungi, with a badge on his chest, stands centre, and a bald man in orange raises an arm at upper right. Workers in green hairnets and grey caps prepare food. A large steel pot holds red chilli or spice on a blue tarpaulin beside a heap of cauliflower, and two women in saris work nearby.2012-01-04An outdoor food-preparation area under a red and green patterned canopy. A man in a white shirt and blue lungi carries a large metal pot, while a monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands in the center. Several people wear green hairnets, and women in saris sit and stand by heaps of cauliflower and vegetables on a blue tarp. Large steel vessels and sacks of produce surround them, with crates of tomatoes at right.2012-01-04A photograph of an outdoor relief kitchen under a corrugated tin shelter with wooden poles and palm trees behind. Three people in saffron-orange robes stand in the foreground: a bald man at left with rudraksha beads, a woman in an orange top and skirt with a crossbody bag, and a man at centre wearing rudraksha malas over a bare shoulder, with a teal head cover. Behind them, cooks in white caps and hairnets work near steel pots, a stack of red gas cylinders, and a man in white dhoti. A young man in a grey shirt and red lungi walks at right wearing a hairnet. Steel vessels and food preparation fill the background.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food-service setup under a bamboo and tarp shelter with palm trees behind. In the centre, a monastic in saffron-orange robes and a shaved head stands beside a large steel cooking pot on a metal stand, holding a bead mala. Next to him, a younger man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a green head covering stands under a bright orange umbrella held by another person in orange. On the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border faces away from the camera. Women in saris, one in yellow and dark patterned cloth, another in orange-yellow with a grey lower garment, wear hair nets and stand near large steel vessels, apparently helping with the meal.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04