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Night-time relief distribution at a village in Kuttiyankuppam, with a crowd pressing forward to receive food. A bare-chested young man in an orange-yellow cloth stands at left, and a bearded older man in a white striped shirt holds out a steel bowl near a blue-and-white striped cart or stall with a hook and chain. A woman in a colourful sari and a man in a green-and-yellow striped shirt hand out steel bowls, with more steel vessels stacked on the cart. Several onlookers are visible in the background, lit by dim light.

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January 06 20122012-01-06Night-time food distribution at a village relief camp. A volunteer on the right wearing a white hairnet, a green-and-yellow striped shirt, a rudraksha mala and plastic gloves ladles food from a large steel pot into a steel vessel held up by a man in a white shirt. Around them a crowd of villagers presses forward holding out steel pots and bowls; some women wear saris and a man in a white shirt with a beard stands at the right. A yellow bowl sits on the counter.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Night-time photograph of a food distribution at a cyclone relief site. A white and blue slatted truck with a chained tailgate stands at right, and a man in a red-and-white striped shirt reaches over its open back to hand out a steel bowl. Beside him an older woman in an orange-brown sari holds a bowl, and a young woman in a pink top looks down. On the left a man in a pale checked shirt steadies a large steel plate of yellow rice, and other people with steel bowls press in from behind. The scene is dark with a few hanging lamps and wooden poles in the background.2012-01-07A night-time annadaan food distribution in a crowded village setting. Several young men and women reach forward holding out stainless steel vessels and plates to be filled, with a large pot of food visible at the lower edge. A man at left wears a white and grey checked shirt and a red thread on his wrist. Other hands hold steel tumblers and bowls, and the bright white-and-blue scene is lit in the dark.2012-01-06Night-time outdoor scene at a relief distribution. A crowd of villagers, mostly women in pink, red, blue and striped saris and salwar, plus several children, queue along a dirt ground near bare tree branches, holding steel plates, bowls and pots toward a food-distribution point at the left edge where a person in white covers a large container. A child in a red top and a boy in a striped shirt hold bowls. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2012-01-06 +1 copiesNight photograph of a narrow village lane where people queue with steel bowls and pots to receive food from a small truck. A large steel cooking vessel sits in the truck bed, and two orange flags are mounted on the vehicle. Men in shirts and lungis hand out food from the truck while women in saris and younger children crowd closer, holding out their bowls. A man in a checked shirt stands prominently at left. Green and blue house walls frame the street. The scene shows community food distribution, with no identifiable a person present.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Night-time photo of cyclone relief food distribution beside a rusted metal gate or truck tailgate. Volunteers in green hairnets and white shirts serve food from the vehicle while a dense crowd of men, women and children holds out steel plates and bowls. A man in a checked shirt holds a plate of yellow rice. Women in sarees, including one in red with a braid, stand at the front of the queue, and dim lights illuminate the scene.2012-01-07Night-time photograph of food distribution during cyclone relief. Two men in white shirts stand behind a green-slatted metal railing serving yellow rice from a large pot into steel bowls. A man in a white shirt with a red wristband on the right holds a ladle. In the foreground, several hands and arms reach forward holding steel bowls, including a woman in a pink patterned blouse at right and a child in a green-and-white shirt at lower left. The background is dark.2012-01-07 +1 copiesA night-time photograph of a crowd of villagers, mostly children and teenagers, gathered closely together while holding out steel plates, bowls and pots, apparently waiting for food during cyclone relief work. A girl in an orange top and a boy in a white shirt stand in front, with a girl in a tan tunic holding a steel pot. A woman in a yellow sari and a woman in white stand at the right edge. Dim light and a rough wall in the background suggest a village setting.2012-01-07Night-time food distribution in a village lane lined with thatched huts and a plain wall. A truck bed with blue slatted sides is loaded with large steel vessels, and a man in a light blue shirt stands on it passing out containers. Many villagers crowd forward with steel plates and bowls raised, including women in saris and older women with grey hair, and children reaching up. Orange flags are fixed to the truck. On the right, a young man with a white tilak on his forehead and a light orange cloth draped over his shoulders holds a plate of food.2012-01-04