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A photograph of a food distribution at a village relief site in a coconut palm setting. Two men in white clothing and a man in a green cap work on the open bed of an orange flatbed truck, ladling food from a large black cooking pot. A banner on the side of the truck reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with Tamil text. A group of villagers queues beside the truck: a woman in a striped orange-and-yellow sari, an older woman in a purple shawl, a woman in a black-and-white patterned sari, children in simple clothes and a girl in a blue top. Sandy ground and tall palms surround the scene.

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January 06 20122012-01-06A street food distribution beside a truck with a white and yellow side panel. A man in a white shirt and a man in a yellow shirt stand on or beside the truck, one ladling food from a steel pot into a plate held by a woman. Around them villagers queue with steel plates: an elderly woman in a purple blouse and cream sari, a woman in a red floral sari, and several children in shirts and shorts. A man in a green surgical-style cap and white shirt stands behind them. Palm fronds and a whitewashed building frame the scene. Tamil signage on the truck side and a partial logo are visible.2012-01-04January 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.2012-01-06A photograph of a roadside food distribution in a village after a cyclone. A crowd of villagers, many women in blue and orange saris and some in headscarves, gather around large metal vessels of food on the left, while children hold steel bowls and cups. A man in a green-striped shirt stands on the back of a white three-wheeler vehicle decorated with a large orange banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban and robe. Dry palm-thatch huts and palm trees line the dusty road. A man in a blue-and-white checked shirt stands at right in the foreground, and a shirtless boy in checked shorts stands at centre. The banner's figure is a depiction, not a physically present person.2012-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06A 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.2012-01-06A 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.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a crowd gathered around a green relief vehicle on a dirt road beside thatched huts. A man in a white shirt stands on the truck's green railing and hands out food from metal vessels. Villagers press forward holding steel pots and bowls, including a woman in a yellow sari in the lower right and a woman in purple in the middle. A large orange banner on the truck reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and shows a portrait of a figure in an orange turban and robes, labelled in the banner text as the cyclone relief effort. The scene is cyclone relief distribution.2012-01-07Outdoor relief distribution in a village street beside a pale green concrete house and palm trees. A white vehicle with an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Cyclone Relief Efforts supplies food. A man in a teal cap and a man in white stand on the vehicle passing steel vessels down. Women in saris, including one in a green sari, and children hold out steel plates and bowls to receive food. A boy in a red shirt and a boy in a yellow shirt stand nearby. The banner carries a small portrait of a smiling woman in orange clothing, not a clearly identified figure.2012-01-04