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A large outdoor food kitchen under a striped canopy in red, green, orange and purple. A man in a striped shirt and blue checked lungi stirs a huge dark steel cauldron of simmering yellow food with long tongs, set on a burner beside a red gas cylinder. Around it stand several men in white shirts and green hairnets, plus two saffron-robed sannyasis, one in orange with a rudraksha mala, carrying out annadan food service. Cooking oil tins and food packets sit on the left.

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A large outdoor food preparation scene under a striped and patterned tent canopy. In the foreground a man in a striped white shirt and a yellow-and-white checked head wrap stirs a huge steaming aluminium cauldron of food with a long ladle. Around it stand several people in orange saffron robes, some with shaved heads, and men in white shirts and green hairnets working in the kitchen area. Boxes of cooking oil and gas cylinders sit at left. The setting resembles an annadhan food-distribution kitchen.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor food-distribution scene under a striped canopy in red, green, purple and orange. In the centre, a monk in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and green head covering stands beside a very large steel cooking vessel filled with yellow, soupy food, stirring it with a long ladle. Beside him, another saffron-robed monk with a shaved head and a mala holds a ladle. Men in white shirts, dhotis and checked lungis, several wearing green hairnets, stand around the pot; one man at left holds a cloth and phone. A man in a pink shirt and another in white shirt and trousers watch at right. Steel containers and a gas burner sit in the foreground.2012-01-04A photograph of an outdoor community kitchen under a striped red, purple and green canopy. Several men in white head caps and mostly white or checked lungis and dhotis work around large aluminium cooking vessels and steel pots. A woman in an orange-and-cream sari stands at a portable stove on the right. Gas cylinders, sacks of grain, steel tiffin containers and a colourful patterned cloth hang in the background, with white buildings behind. Food preparation for annadan is evident.2012-01-04Outdoor food-preparation scene under a striped and patterned canopy. A large steel cooking pot of yellow food sits in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt and checked lungi stirs it with a long ladle. Around it, several men in white shirts and white head caps stand and watch. A central figure in orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and holds a long ladle, and two other men in orange robes with beaded malas stand beside him. Another man wears a white shirt and a white and yellow head cloth. Trees and a corrugated roof are visible in the background.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor 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.2012-01-04