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Outdoor relief kitchen under a corrugated tin roof supported by bamboo and metal poles, run for annadaan food distribution after the cyclone. Large steel cooking pots and vats sit on portable gas burners and wood-fired stoves, with firewood stacked on the ground. Volunteers and workers in white caps and head coverings stir and serve food from the pots; one man in a white kurta and white trousers stirs a large pot. Several people in shirts and lungis move among the stalls, and a striped cloth canopy shades the area behind. On the right, a green three-wheeled vehicle carries a banner printed with a saffron-robed figure wearing a turban. Cylinders and metal containers are scattered around.

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A open-sided shed with a corrugated roof serves as an annadaan kitchen at a relief camp. Large aluminium and black cooking pots sit on makeshift stoves and open wood fires, with firewood logs on the muddy ground. Several people in white clothes and white head caps tend the food, one in white stirring a large pot. Volunteers in pale shirts and green caps move among the pots. A green vehicle parked at right displays an orange banner with a portrait wearing an orange turban and the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone relief. Tents with striped cloth are visible beyond.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor cyclone relief kitchen under a corrugated metal roof at Kuttiyankuppam village, with large metal cooking pots set over wood fires on the muddy ground. Several men and women in white head coverings, white shirts and white dhotis tend the food; one man in white stirs a large pot with a long ladle. Volunteers in white and orange clothing move between the pots, and the area is busy with people. A green truck at right carries an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and Thane Cyclone Relief. Palm trees and canopy tents stand behind the kitchen.2012-01-06A large open-sided shelter with a corrugated metal roof and bamboo poles, filled with men and women cooking a meal for annadaan at a relief camp. Large steel cooking pots sit on portable gas burners and open fires, while a cook in a white shirt stirs a pot with a long ladle. Several workers wear green and white head coverings and aprons. Stacked steel vessels and buckets line the front. Behind the shelter are colourful striped tents and a green three-wheeler vehicle with an orange banner showing a smiling figure in an orange turban. A visible orange banner is the only depiction of a person; no one in the scene is clearly identified.2012-01-06A large open-sided tin-roofed shelter where volunteers cook food for an annadaan relief meal. Many large aluminium and black pots sit on makeshift metal stands over wood fires, with logs and firewood on the muddy ground. Several volunteers in white dhotis and white caps stir and serve from big pots, while others in light shirts and orange-and-white cloth bundles stand among the cookware. Striped and coloured canopies, a green three-wheeled cargo vehicle with an orange banner, and palm trees appear in the background, and an orange flag is visible at the upper left.2012-01-06Outdoor annadan food preparation under a corrugated metal roof on open ground with palm trees and debris behind. Large aluminium cooking pots sit on stands over propane cylinders and a gas burner, with steam rising. Several workers in white clothes and green hairnets stir and serve food. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white top with a reddish-brown sash stands beside a pot, and a man in a pink shirt stands near the cooking area. Steel bowls hold chopped green leaves in the foreground, and stacked steel containers and cooking vessels line the tables.2012-01-04Outdoor relief kitchen under a long corrugated metal roof on bamboo poles, with many large cooking pots and vessels on open fires and metal stands. Volunteers in white shirts and white head coverings stir and serve food, and a crowd of people stands around the stalls. An orange flag with a purple logo flies at left, and colourful striped and patterned cloth canopies stretch across the background under palm trees. The scene reads as a community annadaan meal distribution.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor relief kitchen under a tarpaulin and bamboo-pole shelter, with large aluminium cooking pots set on metal stands over firewood and a red LPG gas cylinder at right. Several workers in green caps and white clothing tend the pots, and a few people in white dhotis and shirts stand among the crowd. Wet muddy ground and striped cloth canopies frame the scene. A man in white dhoti with bare upper body and a white-clad companion stand near the center, but no swami-like cues are clearly visible, so identity is uncertain. Several people are visible in the background.2012-01-06A 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.2012-01-04An open-sided tin-roofed shelter in a cyclone-damaged village with palm trees and fallen branches, used for a community meal (annadaan). Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing green or white hair nets, stir and serve food from large steel pots of rice. One bare-chested man wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a green cap; another in white shirt and dhoti stands at right with a gold wristwatch. A man in a light shirt at left wears an ID lanyard. Steel vessels of vegetables and curries line the counter.2012-01-06An open-air community kitchen under a long corrugated-roof shelter supported by bamboo poles, with palm trees behind. Many large steel cooking pots and vessels sit on the bare ground, and women in pale green hair nets and saris work over them, stirring and serving food. A boy in a green shirt sits at a small table in the foreground beside orange plastic chairs. Men in white dhotis and orange garments move among the stalls, and a saffron and orange flag hangs from a pole at the left. Striped cloth canopies extend along the back. This appears to be an annadhan food service.2012-01-04