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A photograph of a roadside food distribution during cyclone relief work on a dirt road beside a construction area with sand, bricks and gravel. A woman at the lower left wears a white hairnet and gold earrings and holds out a stainless steel bowl. Crowds of villagers, mostly men, women and children, press forward holding steel bowls and vessels toward the serving line. A man in a green shirt holds a bowl, and a woman in a white headscarf reaches out at lower centre. At the top, a man in a striped shirt films with a handheld video camera. Parked motorcycles and a green vehicle sit at the edges, and a person in a white shirt and cap stands on the right.

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A street scene during cyclone relief distribution in a village lane. In the foreground, volunteers in green head covers and white clothing hold out large steel pots and vessels as villagers reach up to receive food. Among the crowd, a woman in an orange sari and green blouse stands near a woman in a red and pink patterned sari, while children in yellow and other colours gather close. A man on a motorcycle and several others stand along the lane beside a whitewashed wall.2012-01-07A street scene in a village lane where women and children queue with steel vessels and bowls to receive food being served from large steel pots. Several women in colourful saris, including a woman in a green and yellow sari and an older woman in a red-patterned sari, hold out their containers. Volunteers in green surgical caps and white aprons serve from the pots at the front right. A man on a motorcycle rides along the lane in the background, and a crowd of children watches from the sides of the road.2012-01-07Outdoor food distribution on a dusty unpaved road beside a parked green bus. Women in white hair nets and aprons serve food from steel bowls and ladles at a metal serving table to a crowd of villagers. A woman in a pink blouse and yellow sari in the foreground ladles food into bowls, while a woman with a white hair net and glasses on the right holds a bowl. Several children stand among the crowd, and a man in a white shirt holds a video camera near the bus. Piles of sweet potatoes and bricks lie at the left edge beside a parked motorbike.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesOverhead view of cyclone relief food distribution from an orange flatbed truck. Volunteers in white clothes with green and blue hair nets and face masks serve food from large steel pots and trays in the truck bed. A line of people, including women in saris and children, holds out steel plates and bowls to receive food. A banner on the truck side shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a saffron turban above Tamil text. Two-wheelers and a concrete wall are in the background.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a village street with a concrete road where several people gather to receive food. A woman in a purple blouse and maroon-and-red sari stands near the centre holding a steel plate and a small bowl, while a young girl in a yellow dress holds a paper plate of food beside her. A man in a checked shirt and grey shorts stands behind them. In the foreground a woman in a teal sari smiles and a woman in a teal top looks on, and a person in a white hair net stands at the left edge with a container. Bicycles and pedestrians are visible on the road in the background.2012-01-07Outdoor street scene in a village road with a blue truck parked behind a crowd receiving food. A man in a striped shirt stands on the truck bed while women in teal and green saris and head coverings reach down from it. Several children in colourful clothes, including a girl in a pink top with a braid and a boy in a dark shirt, hold steel bowls and plates. An older woman in a white top and light blue skirt with a green shawl stands at right. Nearby are a motorcycle, a concrete building, thatched huts and a saffron flag fixed to the truck. Overhead power lines cross a pale sky.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07Night-time food distribution at a village relief camp. A volunteer on the right wearing a white hairnet, a green-and-yellow striped shirt, a rudraksha mala and plastic gloves ladles food from a large steel pot into a steel vessel held up by a man in a white shirt. Around them a crowd of villagers presses forward holding out steel pots and bowls; some women wear saris and a man in a white shirt with a beard stands at the right. A yellow bowl sits on the counter.2012-01-06Relief distribution on a village street after a cyclone. Several men stand on top of a yellow-and-red vehicle, one in an orange robe and white head covering, others in light shirts and cloths, handing out metal bowls and food packets. Below, a crowd of children and women in saris, including a woman in a pink sari holding a bowl, reaches up toward the vehicle. A cameraman in a striped shirt films with a shoulder camera in the foreground. Damaged palm fronds and debris lie on the roadside, and a thatched hut stands to the right.2012-01-07