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A photograph of a relief distribution on a palm-lined village lane after a storm. A man in a white shirt, white dhoti and green cap stands on a yellow truck marked SOUND, passing items down to a crowd. Several women in cotton saris, one in a pink and cream sari and another in green, reach up toward the truck, while a girl in a striped top and a boy in red shorts watch. A large black cooking pot sits on the roadside.

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January 04 20122012-01-04Photograph of a village street after cyclone damage, with a crowd gathered around a parked truck receiving food. A large orange banner on the truck side shows a portrait and Tamil-script text. Several villagers in mostly plain clothes stand close together, including a woman in an orange sari at left, a young woman in a red and gold outfit holding a plate, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti, and an older man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder. Broken palm trees, a leaning tree, and a thatched structure with a damaged roof appear in the background, beside an orange-walled house with a small shrine picture on its upper wall.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07Photograph of cyclone relief distribution in a village street lined with palm trees and damaged thatched roofs. A green truck bed holds steel pots and vessels, and a man in a white shirt stands in the back handing them down. An orange banner in Tamil and English reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Work. Villagers crowd forward to receive items, including a woman in a blue patterned dress, a girl in a light blue dress with a red hair ribbon, and a man in a checked shirt in the foreground. Whitewashed houses with blue-painted walls stand behind them.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a village after a cyclone, with palm trees and a thatched hut at left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands on a raised platform behind large metal cooking drums, holding a ladle. Another man in white dhoti bends over the drums serving food, and a man in a blue shirt stands behind him. Villagers crowd forward: a woman in a red sari, a woman in a yellow-green sari, an older man in a checked lungi, and several children reach toward them holding foil plates. A small orange flag is visible at top right.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesA photograph of cyclone relief distribution on a dirt village lane. A man in a white shirt with a white head covering stands in the back of a blue pickup truck, handing out food from steel vessels to a crowd of villagers. Women in colourful saris, including one in a red-and-brown sari and another in a white-and-blue patterned sari, reach forward holding plates, some with yellow food. Children and young men stand around, and a man in a yellow shirt smiles at the right. Thatched huts, a brick house and palm trees line the road, with a damaged rooftop visible behind them.2012-01-07Photograph of cyclone relief distribution on a roadside after a storm. Volunteers in white hairnets and green head coverings stand on and beside a metal-railed truck draped with an orange banner bearing a portrait and Tamil text. A woman in a yellow saree and a standing man in a striped shirt receive food from the truck, while children in casual clothes hold metal plates and bowls. Behind them are a tall palm tree, fallen palm fronds and debris, and a white building with red-trimmed windows.2012-01-07 +1 copiesA street scene in a village lane where volunteers distribute food from a yellow truck marked SOUND. Several women in saris hold metal bowls and vessels of yellow rice, with an older woman in the foreground smiling as she receives food. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands on the truck bed, while a man in a striped shirt and others in casual clothes help at the vehicle. Children gather at the edge of the crowd, a motorcycle is parked at left, and white balustrade railings and a palm-lined background frame the scene.2012-01-04January 07 20122012-01-07