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A photograph of a cyclone relief distribution on a village street. A green-and-yellow truck with an open cargo bed stands at the roadside. A woman in a pink sari with a green headscarf stands in the truck bed, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti leans over the truck bed. Beside the truck, a white sack is on the road, and a woman in a light grey headscarf and a girl in a floral dress stand near it. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt and blue checked lungi stands at right. A child in pink stands at left. Behind them are a pale two-storey house with circular ornaments on its facade, palm trees, and utility poles with tangled wires under a clear blue sky.

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Outdoor village street scene in a palm-lined lane with thatched huts. A man in a blue t-shirt stands on the back of a blue and orange vehicle gesturing with his hands, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti wearing a green head covering stands on the same vehicle, also gesturing. Around them, villagers in lungis and checked shirts watch, including a man in a pale blue shirt in the foreground and a girl in a white dress. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera in the foreground.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesA village street in daylight beside a low tiled-roof building with white walls and a blue signboard. A green open-bed truck is parked at the left, and a man in a white shirt stands on its bed handing items down to a crowd. Several women in colourful saris and head coverings stand in the truck bed. Around a dozen villagers, including men in white shirts and lungis, a child in a blue skirt, and women in pink and floral dresses, queue along the road holding steel pots and containers, waiting for relief supplies. Palm trees and a utility pole stand behind.2012-01-07A photograph of a cyclone relief distribution on a dirt road lined with palm trees. A green and yellow truck with a Puducherry PY registration plate is parked at the centre; a woman in a pink sari and a light green head covering stands on its bed passing packets down. Below, a woman in a blue sari and a girl in a white dress and red leggings receive packets from the truck. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching nearby, while a man in a blue shirt and white head covering stands by the truck. Debris and fallen branches lie in the background.2012-01-07A street photograph in a village after a cyclone, showing a crowd of women, girls and boys gathered around a blue-sided relief truck on a paved road. A woman in a teal head covering and orange-brown sari reaches up from the truck bed while others in green, turquoise, pink and yellow clothing reach toward it, some holding out hands for supplies. Behind them are a multi-storey concrete building, a thatched hut with laundry strung outside, and fallen palm debris along the roadside. No swami figure is visible in the scene.2012-01-06 +1 copiesA photograph of relief distribution in a village after a cyclone. Volunteers in pale blue head coverings and aprons stand on and beside a yellow-and-white truck, handing out food and containers. A crowd of villagers presses in from the road, including children in blue, white and yellow shirts, a woman in a purple and red sari, and a woman in a red and orange sari. A damaged thatched hut with a palm-leaf roof stands at left, and palm trees are visible against a pale sky. No a person candidate is visible.2012-01-07Outdoor photograph of a village street in Kuttiyankuppam after the cyclone, showing relief distribution from a yellow three-wheeler van. A volunteer in an orange shirt and light green head covering stands in the back of the van handing items down. A man in a striped polo shirt stands on the van bed beside him, with a small orange flag mounted at the rear. On the ground, a woman in a teal sari and a young girl in a white top and grey skirt reach up toward the van, while a woman in a pink sari and a small child stand nearby. Behind them are a multi-storey concrete house, a thatched hut, a parked motorbike, and bare trees under a pale sky.2012-01-06 +1 copiesDaytime photo of a cyclone relief distribution on a village street lined with palm trees and utility poles. A green truck with relief sacks and cargo stands in front of a whitewashed building with a balcony and round decorative medallions. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the truck, one standing on its bed and handling bags. Local children and young men watch from the roadside, and a small sign on the wall shows a portrait of an elderly man with Tamil text. A plain, documentary relief work scene.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor cyclone relief distribution in a village street. A green-framed food counter with a green-and-gold ornamental arch stands at centre, with a woman in a pink top and teal cap and a man in a white shirt behind it serving. A crowd of villagers presses forward: men in checked lungis and plain shirts, an older woman in a white sari-style shawl, and a small boy in a brown shirt in the foreground. Some attendees wear teal caps and hold steel bowls or plates. Tiled-roof houses, palm trees and a utility pole line the background under bright daylight.2012-01-07Outdoor relief distribution on a dusty village road beside a low brick compound wall and a palm tree. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands on the open bed of a pale green pickup truck, reaching down toward a metal vessel. A woman in a grey sari with a blue patterned border and another woman in an orange top stand at the truck, with children in yellow and white nearby. Helpers in teal tops and white bottoms are in the truck bed, and a small orange flag is fixed to the truck.2012-01-06A relief distribution outside a whitewashed house with arched roof decorations and palm trees. A green and orange truck is parked on the road, its tailgate open, with a woman in a pink sari and green head covering standing on the back handing out supplies. Men and women queue on the road; an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti hands an item to an elderly woman in a purple sari and bare feet. Young people in green or red caps and red or white kurtas help distribute. Several onlookers stand to the left, and a man in a white dhoti stands at right.2012-01-07