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Outdoor relief distribution in a village street, with a green-and-white painted truck tailgate in the foreground. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis, one wearing a white hairnet, stand on the tailgate serving food from a large steel pot into a lavender plastic basin. A woman with long dark hair, a red hair clip, gold bangles and a patterned sari holds out a metal bowl with rice to receive food. An elderly man in a white shirt and green hairnet stands at left watching, and children with braided hair are visible at the right edge. Behind them stands a whitewashed concrete building with barred windows and overhead wires. The annadaan food service in the village is captioned as Kuttiyankuppam village.

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Outdoor relief distribution on a village street in Kuttiyankuppam after a cyclone. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the back of a vehicle with a large black cooking pot, serving food to children. A man in white with a white head covering crouches on the vehicle edge handing out food, while an older man in white shirt and green head cover watches at left. Children in striped and blue shirts and a girl in a peach dress reach for food in foil containers. Palm trees and a white building with green door are behind.2012-01-06A roadside annadaan distribution in a village lane lined with palm trees. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands on the edge of a large metal cooking vessel mounted on a truck and serves food. Beside him a man in a white shirt and hairnet ladles food. Several children and a young girl in a peach dupatta hold out paper plates to receive food. An older man in a white shirt and green hairnet stands at left watching. A man in a blue shirt stands on the truck behind them, and a bare wall with climbing vines is at right.2012-01-06Volunteers serve food from the back of a yellow truck during an annadaan relief distribution. A man with grey hair in a white dhoti and shirt leans over metal trays, spooning food, while a woman in a dark blue top and a woman in teal with a hairnet and gloves assist. A standing man in a striped shirt and white dhoti holds a plate. Several people reach forward from below: an elderly woman in a green blouse with a blue shawl, a woman in a pink checked top, and others with hair in buns. The truck has blue slatted sides and a yellow body. Food pieces are scattered on the metal tray.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a village, with volunteers serving food from a large dark metal cooking pot set on the back of a wooden-sided truck bed under bright daylight and palm trees. A volunteer in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red border holds a ladle, while another in a white shirt and hairnet bends over the pot. A man in a red shirt and hairnet stands beside the pot. Villagers gather below, including a girl in a purple top holding a steel plate, a woman in red, and a man in a black shirt, with a pink bucket and steel bowls held out for food.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07A woman in a yellow kurta with white-and-yellow patterned dupatta and a white hairnet serves rice from a steel plate to a crowd pressing toward a green-and-white gate. Several hands reach out for food, and a man in white with a light green head cover works behind her. Bamboo poles, a utility pole, a hanging orange cloth and a blue wall appear in the background. No one is identified as a person in this scene.2012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06Relief distribution on a roadside after a cyclone. Two men in white uniforms and head coverings stand on the flatbed of an orange-brown truck, ladling food from pots into bowls held by a line of villagers. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red border, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, stands at left directing the line. Women in colourful saris and a girl in a yellow frilled dress and a girl in orange with a flower garland hold bowls and a steel container. Bent palm trees and fallen branches line the road. A banner on the truck shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure, and the scene is a relief meal under the windy sky.2012-01-06Outdoor village street scene beside a palm-shaded lane. A man in a blue athletic top and light trousers stands on a wooden-slatted vehicle platform, while an older man in a white shirt, white dhoti and green head cloth stands on the vehicle and hands a plate of food to the crowd. Several children in white uniforms, some with flowers in their hair and red hair ribbons, reach up toward the vehicle. An adult in a checked shirt and lungi stands at left. An orange banner hangs on the vehicle's side, and a metal serving container sits on its bed. Thatched and tiled houses and trees appear behind.2012-01-06A crowd of villagers queues along a dirt road beside a low yellow building, collecting food from a vehicle's open rear hatch. Volunteers in pale blue hair caps and an orange-striped sari serve yellow rice from a large steel pot into paper plates held out by men in white shirts and lungis. Elderly women in saris and children stand in the press, and a goat is visible at the right edge.2012-01-06