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A photograph of a large open-sided canopy hall with a corrugated metal roof and blue steel trusses, lit by fluorescent tubes, over a paved floor. Large steel cooking pots and vessels sit on the ground and on green-framed tables. Several women in sarees stand at left, one in a teal saree and one in a yellow saree, while a woman in a pink saree carries a tray. A man in white clothes walks through the centre near two women in white and pale sarees. Patterned red and maroon cloth hangs as backdrop and a decorated red canopy stretches above the far side. Steel vessels are stacked at right. The setting suggests food preparation for a large gathering.

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A 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.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06April 06 20122012-04-06Night-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.2012-04-06January 07 20122012-01-07Night-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.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph inside a dim open-sided tent used for communal food preparation. Large stainless steel cooking pots and vessels sit on the dirt floor among sacks, plastic bags, tins and a blue tarpaulin. A tent canopy with red, green and purple striped fabric and scalloped edging overhangs the scene, supported by wooden poles and rope guy lines. Fluorescent tube lights hang from the frame. Two men in white shirts and white caps or head cloths stand working near the pots, and a few other figures are partly visible in the background. The setting suggests an annadan food service at a relief camp.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor community kitchen under a long corrugated-iron roof on poles, with palm trees and a small orange flag on a pole at left. Several women in green head coverings and colourful saris cook over large steaming metal pots set on metal stands and gas cylinders, while others stand and watch in the foreground. Two women in the right foreground wear yellow-and-orange patterned saris and white head cloths. Large aluminium vessels, buckets and a lid are scattered on the ground under a bright blue sky. The scene shows bulk food preparation.2012-01-04