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Night-time outdoor cooking scene at an ashram-style camp. In the foreground, a bald man in a pale pink-and-white dhoti and shawl stirs a large steel pot with a long wooden ladle, lit by a bright work lamp. Behind him, several people in white clothes tend other steel cooking vessels over open wood fires, with a red bucket and food containers nearby. A metal gate and a red tarpaulin appear at the right edge.

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Night-time outdoor cooking scene under a red and patterned cloth canopy with strings of coloured flags above. A person in white clothing and a dark head covering leans over large black cooking vessels, stirring with a long ladle, while steam rises. A second person in a purple garment stands in the background near pots and metal containers. Bright fluorescent tube lights on stands light the area, and piles of sacks and bags lie to the right. No identifiable a person depiction is visible.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.2012-01-06Night-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 photograph of a relief kitchen preparing food in large aluminium cooking pots over open fire, steam rising from the pots. Two men in the left background wear head cloths and bare or sleeveless tops and tend the fire, while a man at right in a striped shirt, with a head covering and a lanyard-style badge, stands beside the pots holding a ladle. Dim work lights and other figures fill the dark background of this annadaan meal preparation.2012-01-06Night outdoor kitchen at an annadaan food-service site. Large stainless steel cooking pots sit over open wood fires burning on the bare ground, with steam rising from one pot. Several workers in white head coverings and light clothing tend the cooking; a man in a white vest and dark lungi stands near the center, and others are seen at the left. Metal poles and a tarpaulin frame overhead, with a dark background.2012-01-06April 06 20122012-04-06Night-time fire ritual under a tent. In the centre, a bare-chested man with hair knotted on top wears a white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala across his chest, holding a ritual implement toward a flame. Fire pits burn in the foreground and middle, with marigold-style flowers and offerings beside them. Other participants sit or stand around the fire, including a man in orange cloth on the left and a bald man in an ochre garment on the right. The setting appears to be a homa or yagna.2018-01-05Night-time community kitchen under a striped awning in a cyclone relief camp, with large dark steel cooking pots and lids on the muddy ground under bright tube lights. Several women in blue, green and red saris wear head coverings and hairnets; one stirs a pot, others stand and serve. Orange and red patterned cloth hangs behind, and a few steel vessels and ladles lie on the pots.2012-01-06A 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.2011-04-17January 20 20192019-01-20A 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.2012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06