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Outdoor food-preparation camp under striped canopies on sandy ground. Large aluminium cooking pots sit over open wood fires of sticks and logs. A man in an orange robe with a green head cloth and rudraksha mala stands at the right, gesturing toward the pot, with another orange-robed man beside him. Two men in white shirts and white head cloths stand at left near the pot, and a seated person in a maroon garment is at the lower left. Containers of food sit on tables in the background.

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Outdoor community kitchen under a canopy with striped cloth awnings and palm trees behind. Large aluminium cooking pots sit over wood fires on sand. Men in white shirts and checked lungis, and workers in hairnets, tend the cooking. Three sannyasi-style men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand at center, one with a shaved head, one with a bare head and rudraksha beads, and one in a green cap. Smaller pots and metal trays are scattered around the food preparation area.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor community kitchen under a striped canopy on sand, with large steel cooking vessels and a wood fire. A woman in a teal skirt and white top, wearing a green head covering, stands at left tending the pots. Two men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand beside large steel pots of cooked vegetables, one with a green head cover. Other workers in white and green head coverings tend more pots and tables in the background. Annadanam food preparation is evident.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor community kitchen on sand under palm trees, with large metal cooking pots set over wood fires. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a long rudraksha mala walks past the pots, wearing a green head covering and holding nothing in particular. A man in a white shirt and blue checked lungi stands beside him, and a man in a maroon shirt crouches tending a fire under a pot. Other workers in green caps and white garments move in the background near a white building and a striped awning. Vegetables are being cooked in the pots.2012-01-04Outdoor cooking area under a corrugated tin roof with large aluminium cooking pots set over wood fires on the sandy ground. Several workers in white shirts and checked lungis, some wearing green head caps, tend the pots and stand beside stacked firewood. Other workers in the background carry sacks and tend additional pots, with palm trees, a tractor and a blue tanker visible beyond the shelter. The scene appears to be a large-scale community kitchen preparing food.2012-01-04January 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.2012-01-04An open-sided outdoor cooking shed under a corrugated metal roof, with palm trees behind. Several large aluminium cooking pots sit on wood-fired stoves over glowing embers, with more pots and steel containers along the tables. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and white head cloth stands at left, with a few other people in white and orange clothing moving between the stalls. Stacks of firewood lie in the background.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor community kitchen on sandy ground during a food-service operation. In the foreground a very large stainless steel cooking pot sits on a metal stand above a flame. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand beside large steel pots; the man on the left wears a green head covering and a rudraksha mala, and the man on the right is bald with a rudraksha mala and a wrapped orange cloth at the waist. Behind them, several people in white and green garments work near a whitewashed wall, with a water tank, palm trees, and bags of supplies. A gas cylinder sits at lower right.2012-01-04