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Night-time photograph of a food distribution at a roadside. A yellow and black vehicle with a horn-branded side panel and an orange banner is parked, and volunteers stand on its open back wearing white shirts and white dhotis, one with a teal head cloth and one bare-chested with a teal head cloth. One volunteer leans down holding a metal pot, while another holds a steel plate. Women in saris, one yellow-green and one pale yellow with a light blue blouse, and an older woman with grey hair reach toward the vehicle to receive food.

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Night photo of a food distribution at a roadside in a village. Volunteers in white clothes and teal head coverings stand on the back of a yellow truck marked SOUND HORN, handing out food from metal containers and a cage-like rack. Several onlookers stand below, including boys in checked and striped shirts, and a young man in a striped shirt looks up at the truck. Two men sit on motorbikes at the right edge. The scene is lit by the truck's red and orange lights and a dark background, with the sign reading SOUND HORN on the truck's rear.2012-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20122012-01-02January 06 20122012-01-06 +1 copiesNight photograph of a group gathered around a yellow vehicle with a sound horn, decorated with red and white striped poles. A bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of grains at the front. A woman in a pink sari holds a plate of grain and a small lamp at the bottom right. Behind them, a man in orange with a camera stands on the vehicle, and a woman in white holds a light. Others in white and orange surround the scene, and a bearded man in white stands at the right edge.2012-01-02Night-time food distribution at a yellow vehicle marked HORN, with several white-clad volunteers and a saffron-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala in the lower left handing out plates of rice. A woman in an orange and pink sari bends over metal containers on the vehicle bed, while a man in white shirt and grey trousers stands behind. Onlookers in white shirts, checked lungis and a dark shawl gather in the darkness on the right. The scene is dark and lit mainly by the vehicle's lights.2012-01-02Night photograph of a relief distribution at a truck with a wooden railing. Several men in light shirts and green caps stand on or beside the truck bed handing items down. Below, a crowd of women in colourful saris, including a yellow-and-brown floral sari and a teal floral sari, and children, one girl in a yellow top with a long braid holding a steel bowl, reach upward to receive them. An older bare-chested man with a white dhoti holds a steel vessel at left. The scene is lit by dim night lighting.2012-01-07Night photograph of a food distribution at a roadside outside a yellow truck with lettering. A bald man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha-style bead necklace leans over the truck bed, holding a plate of food outward toward a woman in a green patterned sari who receives it. Other people in white clothes and an orange-clad woman in a pink-and-orange sari stand at the truck, handing out food from pots. Onlookers in orange and white shirts stand nearby in the dark. An orange banner hangs from the truck side.2012-01-02A night-time photograph of cyclone relief distribution. A yellow truck with a metal cage and striped side panels is parked under a metal frame arch. Two men in green caps and light shirts stand in the truck bed handling sacks and packages, while a group of women and children in saris and salwars gather below to receive items. In the foreground an older woman in a blue patterned top stands at left, and a man in an orange shirt and checked lungi stands at right. There are no visible ritual objects or appearances of a swami in this scene, so no candidate is present.2012-01-07January 02 20122012-01-02A photograph of volunteers serving food from the back of a brightly painted yellow and green truck with HORN lettering in red. A woman in a brown sari with a beaded necklace and white hairnet scoops rice from a large steel pot with a ladle, wearing clear plastic gloves. A man in a tan shirt and checked lungi holds the truck's frame, another man in brown shirt reaches in from the right, and a man in white shirt and hairnet stands behind. A seated woman in a purple blouse watches at lower left. The scene suggests an annadaan food distribution.2012-01-06January 02 20122012-01-02A photograph of relief distribution on a dirt road among palm trees and leafless trees under a clear blue sky. A yellow pickup truck with its rear tailgate open carries several men and a woman in a red and white patterned sari with a light green head covering. Two men in white shirts stand near the truck, and a man in a white shirt and green cap stands in the right foreground beside metal cooking pots and basins. Another truck is visible in the background. The scene suggests food or aid distribution in a storm-damaged village.2012-01-04