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Outdoor night kitchen under a floral-patterned cloth canopy strung with colourful fabric scraps. A woman in a bright yellow saree stands at right stirring a large black pot over a wood fire with a long metal ladle. Beside her a woman in a white saree with a yellow shawl bends near the pot, while two women in patterned saris crouch at left over metal bowls. Many aluminium pots, steel bowls, a blue plastic drum and a woven basket of chopped green vegetables sit on the dirt floor. Another woman in green stands in the background. The scene reads as large-scale community cooking for a temple festival meal.

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Women cooking in an outdoor kitchen under a patterned cloth canopy at night. A woman in a bright yellow sari stands at a large cooking pot on an open fire, stirring with a long ladle while steam rises. Another woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands nearby, and a woman in a green sari stands at the right edge. Two women in colourful saris crouch at the left, working near a stack of steel vessels. Big aluminium and steel pots, a basket of leafy greens, jars of spices, and a blue plastic drum fill the foreground. The scene appears to be community food preparation for a large gathering.2011-04-17 +1 copiesA dim open-air cooking area at night under a tarpaulin, lit mainly by a glowing wood fire beneath a large black pot. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stirs or tends the pot, while a woman in a bright yellow sari stands at right with a long metal ladle. Two women in colourful saris bend over at left near a stack of steel vessels. Round aluminium pots, a woven basket, jars and steel bowls are scattered on the bare earth, with a dark cloth hanging overhead. The scene suggests large-scale food preparation for a gathering.2011-04-17April 06 20122012-04-06Night-time outdoor cooking area under a corrugated metal roof supported by wooden poles. Several large black cooking pots and cauldrons sit on a brick-paved floor over a open wood-fire hearth, with flames visible at the centre. Workers in light clothing and head cloths tend the pots and stir food, one in a yellow shirt and a blue head cloth stands at right. A seated elderly woman at left sorts green leaves from a basket, with sacks and purple plastic drums nearby. Strings of colourful flags hang from the roof, and a bright fluorescent tube lights the scene. Kitchen utensils, steel containers and a gas cylinder are scattered around. This appears to be a community kitchen preparing food in bulk.2012-11-27Night-time community kitchen under a tent roofed with red, blue, green and purple striped cloth. A woman in a white sari with a white head cover and red forehead mark stirs a large black pot with a long ladle, lit by a bright lamp. Around her, several people in white clothes work at big steel pots, pans and buckets on the dirt ground, preparing food in bulk.2012-04-06Night-time outdoor kitchen under a red and blue fabric canopy with strung bunting. A woman in a dark top bends over a large metal pot and stirs with a long ladle, while another woman in a purple blouse stands behind, holding a ladle over a second pot. Several large aluminium cooking vessels and lids sit on the bare ground, with bright fluorescent tube lights on a stand illuminating the scene. Steam rises from the pots. No one visible is identifiable as a person.2012-04-06A photograph of a large open-sided shed with a corrugated metal roof, where volunteers cook a relief meal for an annadaan at a medical camp. Huge black cooking pots sit over open wood fires on the dirt floor, with steel vessels of vegetables and rice nearby, and tubelights hang from the beams. Several volunteers in white head coverings stand at the pots and tables. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a green head covering walks through the centre foreground, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti works on the right. Bags of rice and blue tarpaulins lie on the left.2012-01-06April 06 20122012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A covered outdoor kitchen under a corrugated metal roof at night, used for preparing annadan food for a large gathering. Several people work among large black cooking pots and steaming vessels set on the paved floor; a man in a green checked lungi and a teal head cloth stirs or lifts from a pot at center. Two women stand at right, one in a maroon blouse and orange-red sari with a handbag, the other in a white sari. Other workers in white clothes and head cloths tend fires and pots at left. Purple plastic buckets, sacks, bags, a red net and leafy greens lie on the floor, with a steel water urn at right. Bamboo poles and a fluorescent tube light hang overhead.2012-11-27