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Relief distribution scene outdoors in the late day at a village site, with palm trees and a bare tree behind. An orange-and-white banner is mounted on a red flatbed truck, and workers stand in its bed. A crowd of volunteers and villagers in white dhotis, white shirts, a red and multicoloured sari, and blue head coverings gathers near a black covered tank. Several people wear surgical-style caps and head nets. A dark tarpaulin canopy shades the right side. A few more people stand at the edge of the frame near another truck.

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January 06 20122012-01-06A relief-work scene at dusk on a dirt track lined with palm trees. In the foreground a volunteer in a white shirt with orange stripes and jeans reaches toward the open back of a red-orange flatbed truck. Two men in grey caps or hairnets stand on the truck bed, and another man in a green head covering stands on it as well. A hanging orange and white banner on the truck's side carries Tamil script. Beside the truck are orange-flagged vehicles, and large cooking pots sit on a stove at right.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph of a relief distribution under a long black shade canopy at dusk, with palm trees and bare branches behind. Several men in hairnets, some in white shirts and white dhotis, crowd around a red truck at left, where workers stand on the truck bed. A man in a red shirt and dark trousers stands center-left near the crowd. At right, a person in an orange-saffron garment and a man in a white shirt with a red-and-green head cloth stand near piles of produce. The setting is an outdoor camp with plastic chairs and a sandy ground.2012-01-06Outdoor relief-camp scene under palm trees at a cyclone-hit village. Several men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with light blue hairnets or caps, and handle large metal cooking pots and aluminium containers near a blue and green truck loaded with crates. A man in a bright orange dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and an ID lanyard, stands at right beside a chair and table. Two men in khaki uniforms stand by the truck, and a man in a green checked shirt stands at centre. Behind them are more trucks, a tarpaulin shelter and damaged trees.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief food distribution under a colourful striped canopy beside palm trees. Several men in white shirts and white hair-net caps stand at a truck with an orange banner; a small group of villagers, including two young boys in checked lungis and a woman in a white sari with green border, wait in line. Stainless steel pots and a steel tiffin stand on a table at right, and a large portrait banner of a smiling saffron-robed figure hangs at upper left.2012-01-04A photograph of a cyclone relief food distribution on a village road. A green-and-white truck with wooden slatted sides carries a large metal cooking pot, and two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in its bed, one ladling or handling food. Two men in blue and white shirts, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala and holding a printed slip, and a woman in a green and white sari holding a cloth-wrapped food packet stand at the roadside. A woman in an orange top wears a green head cover. Some men wear green hairnets. Behind them are a large leafless tree, palm trees and small blue-and-green houses. No physical person is identifiable as a person.2012-01-06Photograph of an annadaan food distribution at a relief camp in a village. A woman volunteer in a blue-green saree with a white border, a green surgical cap and gloves, and a rudraksha mala with a pendant, serves food from a steel tray into a foil plate held out by a man in a yellow shirt with a white cloth draped over his shoulder. Other villagers crowd around the yellow truck with painted lotus designs and green railings. No a person is visible.2012-01-06Outdoor food distribution camp under a corrugated metal shelter with palm trees overhead. Several men wear green head cloths and white shirts; one man in a white shirt stands on a truck bed holding up an orange flag. Large steel cooking pots, a blue drum, aluminium vessels and a flat metal tray sit on tables and a tarpaulin, with tomatoes on the ground in front. Orange and white banners hang on parked trucks behind, and more people stand in the background.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of a relief food-distribution scene outdoors among trees and debris. Several men in white caps and white or pastel shirts and dhotis crowd around a blue wooden-sided truck, loading or handling food. Large black pots and metal vessels sit on the ground at right and left. Orange saffron flags are mounted on the truck, and a large orange banner with a printed portrait and Tamil text hangs on its side. A man in an orange shirt stands at left and another man in a checked shirt with an ID badge stands at right, both observing. Trees and a parked motorcycle are visible in the background.2012-01-04