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Outdoor village relief scene under large shady trees with dry ground. A woman in a teal saree holds a metal bowl and serves food, while younger girls in cotton dresses and a girl in a red top hold paper plates of rice. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand nearby, and a woman in a red saree and white head cover works at a green vehicle behind them, with a tall orange flag visible. Some people are gathered in a line receiving annadaan, a free meal distribution.

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January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Crowded outdoor relief distribution in a rural village with thatched straw walls behind. Villagers, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez in teal, pink, orange, yellow and red, crowd forward holding out steel bowls and plates toward a white vehicle. A man in a white shirt stands at the vehicle, and a small boy in an orange shirt holds a steel plate at the right edge. Dry branches and sticks lie in the foreground. The scene suggests an annadaan food distribution during cyclone relief in Kuttiyankuppam.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of an annadaan food distribution at a village camp. In the foreground a young woman in a light blue brocade salwar kameez with silver-edged sleeves carries a steel plate of yellow rice, her gaze lowered. Behind her a woman in a green saree with a yellow blouse holds a steel bowl of food, and a crowd of villagers in colourful sarees and striped lungis queues nearby under leafy branches. The scene is a community meal service.2012-01-06A crowded village lane lined with thatched huts during a food distribution. A smiling young woman in a teal blouse and purple skirt holds a steel plate of food toward the camera. Around her, many villagers in colourful saris and striped lungis press forward, some raising hands and phones. A man in an orange shirt and a man in a light shirt reach toward the crowd near a white vehicle. Palm trees and straw roofs frame the scene.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a dusty village under a large tree, with a green truck behind the crowd. A young woman in a red collared shirt holds a paper plate of food while others mill around. Men in white dhotis and shirts, women in blue saris and a floral dress, and a woman in a red sari with green blouse stand among onlookers. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-01-06A dusty village dirt road with people queuing for food distribution. In the foreground a small toddler in a coral-pink dress stands holding a white plate and a steel vessel. Behind her, a woman in a cream saffron-bordered sari with a red-and-white border holds a steel pot, facing a woman in a green patterned sari. To the right, a woman in a pink floral sari and a girl in an orange dress holding a plate of food stand among other women in saris and children. Dry straw lies at the roadside, and a partial orange banner is visible in the background.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food distribution in a village lane beside a pale pink and blue building. Men in white shirts and dhotis serve from a blue cart with steel vessels, while a crowd of children and a few adults queue holding steel plates and bowls. A barefoot boy in an orange shirt reaches forward for food, and an elderly woman in a green-and-black patterned sari and pink blouse stands at right holding a bowl. Palm fronds lie on the ground and a few people wear orange or saffron clothing. a person is not visibly present in this frame.2012-01-04A photo of a cyclone relief food distribution in a village street. A smiling woman in a blue saree with a maroon blouse, red bindi and gold bangles holds a steel bowl of rice and a small packet. An elderly man in a checked lungi and striped cloth stands beside her holding a steel pot. Behind them, a line of villagers holds steel vessels, and a man in a white shirt and green head cover hands out items on the right. Thatched huts and a concrete path form the setting.2012-01-07