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A photograph of women volunteers working at an outdoor food-preparation area under a corrugated tin roof strung with bamboo poles. In the foreground a woman in a blue sari with a teal blouse gestures over a large steel cooking vessel, while beside her a woman in a purple sari wears a green hairnet and a white cap. Other women in saris and green head coverings work at large aluminium pots and a gas cylinder, with palm trees and tent canopies behind them.

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A photograph of an outdoor food-distribution scene under a blue-and-white striped canopy. A woman in a yellow-green floral saree and a green hairnet ladles cooked rice from a large dark pot into a steel bowl. Beside her, a woman in a purple top and white hairnet stands at a steel cooking vessel with a lid, and a man in a plaid shirt stands in the foreground near a large black pot of rice. Several other workers in green and white head coverings and aprons work in the background among tables and chairs, with a tent and vehicle visible behind them.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of an outdoor community kitchen under a tarpaulin roof on a sandy ground, with palm trees and a white building behind. Many women in pastel saris wear light green hairnets and sit on blue tarps chopping vegetables, with large steel pots, tomatoes in a metal bucket, and bags of food around them. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the right, holding an object, while other people in white clothes work in the background. Food preparation for mass feeding is in progress.2012-01-04Outdoor community kitchen under a corrugated metal roof with a palm grove behind. Several volunteers in white caps, aprons and white or patterned clothes stir and ladle food from large aluminium pots set over open wood fires with blackened ash. A woman in a yellow and orange sari stands at the centre, and a large steel drum in the foreground holds water. Coconut palms and a tarpaulin shelter are visible in the background.2012-01-04Outdoor community kitchen under a long corrugated-iron roof on poles, with palm trees and a small orange flag on a pole at left. Several women in green head coverings and colourful saris cook over large steaming metal pots set on metal stands and gas cylinders, while others stand and watch in the foreground. Two women in the right foreground wear yellow-and-orange patterned saris and white head cloths. Large aluminium vessels, buckets and a lid are scattered on the ground under a bright blue sky. The scene shows bulk food preparation.2012-01-04A photograph of an open-sided outdoor kitchen under a corrugated metal roof and tarpaulin, used for mass food preparation. Large steel cooking vessels sit on open wood fires on bare ground. Several people in white shirts and dhotis, and women in saris, wear blue-green hair caps and work around the pots and metal trays of cooked rice and prepared food. Sacks, plastic packets and bowls lie on the ground. Palm trees and a boundary wall are visible behind, and a child stands at the right. Plain work clothing and the open ground suggest a relief-food setting.2012-01-04Outdoor relief kitchen under striped canopy tents at a cyclone relief camp in Kuttiyankuppam village, Pondicherry. A woman in a magenta sari with a blue blouse and hairnet stirs food in a steel pot over a large cooking vessel. Other women in orange and white saris work at pots, vessels and tables; a woman in an orange sari carries a green bucket. Large steel pots of cooking food and rice sit on the sandy ground beneath palm trees, as annadaan food service is prepared.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor cooking area under a long striped tarpaulin canopy in purple, green, white and red, with scalloped edges, supported by bamboo poles and palm trees behind. Large black cooking pots and steel pots sit on open stoves and makeshift burners on bare sandy ground. Several women in head coverings and saris, one in an orange top and blue lungi, tend the cooking and carry vessels, while a few other figures move in the background. A red gas cylinder stands near the stoves and steel buckets lie on the ground. The scene suggests a community annadaan meal setting.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07