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Cyclone relief distribution on a village road. Volunteers in white dhotis and green or white head coverings stand in the open bed of a yellow and orange truck with the word "FISHER" painted on its side, handing out food from metal bowls. Villagers crowd around the truck, including women in red, pink and maroon saris and men in checked lungis. Behind them are bamboo scaffolding, a damaged building, uprooted trees and debris, with a bicycle in the foreground and an orange flag on the truck. A woman in a yellow sari and a volunteer in a light yellow top stand among the workers.

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Photo of a cyclone relief distribution on a dusty road. A yellow and red truck with lettering partly visible is parked at the front, and several workers in white aprons, caps and gloves stand in its open back, handing out plastic bags of food. Villagers in saris and lungis gather below, including a woman in a green sari holding a packet and a man in a striped shirt and checked lungi. A green metal gate with ornate gold details stands at right, and a small stone booth with a sign stands at left. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2012-01-07A village street scene where volunteers stand on a wooden-sided flatbed truck serving food to a line of villagers. Two men in white shirts and white head coverings reach down with bowls and ladles, a third volunteer in a red shirt leans over the truck bed, and a man in a dark shirt stands on the truck. Below, villagers queue: a woman in a red and yellow sari holds a steel tiffin carrier, an older woman in a yellow blouse and patterned sari stands beside a man in a yellow shirt and checked trousers, and several children in red, blue and yellow clothing reach upward. A house with a red-tiled roof and oleander shrubs lines the dirt road, and an orange banner is fixed to the truck side.2012-01-06A photograph of a village street where volunteers distribute food from a flatbed truck with an orange banner. Two men in white shirts and white caps stand on the truck bed beside a large steel pot, and a man in a red shirt stands at the rear. On the road below, villagers gather with steel bowls: a woman in a purple blouse and blue sari, a woman in a green sari, a man in a grey shirt with a yellow head cloth, a barefoot child in a white top, and an older woman in a yellow sari holding a bowl. Concrete houses, a black water tank, a parked motorcycle and overhead wires line the street.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06January 05 20122012-01-05 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07Photograph of a cyclone-hit village street on the coast, with damaged thatched and concrete houses and tall coconut palms with broken fronds. A small yellow pickup truck is parked with its rear loaded, and villagers crowd around it. A woman in a blue-and-grey sari carries a steel bowl and walks toward the truck, while women in orange, red and blue saris and a woman in white with a head covering stand nearby. Children and men in striped shirts and lungis gather around, some holding containers. Debris, fallen branches and a drainage channel with litter lie in the foreground, and the sea is visible at the left edge.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07Photo of cyclone relief distribution on a village road. A yellow and orange Eicher truck with an open flatbed has several women in white saris and light green head coverings standing on it, handing out food from steel pots and containers to people below. Along the truck side hangs an orange banner with a portrait and printed Tamil text reading Nithyanandam Dhyanapeetam. Below, a man in a light shirt and a woman in a yellow sari with a plastic bag stand in the foreground, and a woman in a pink sari and another in red stand nearby. A green-trimmed wall and palm tree appear behind. Several people are visible, and no identifiable person is confirmed on the truck as the a person.2012-01-07