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Outdoor relief distribution in a palm-tree area after a cyclone. Volunteers in white dhotis and white shirts with hairnets serve food from a large black cooking pot on a blue-and-orange wooden cart. A volunteer in a white shirt and dhoti leans over the pot ladling food onto a leaf plate held by a small boy in a striped shirt. A man in a blue shirt stands beside the cart, and a woman in an orange sari and a woman in glasses and a blue top look on. A orange banner with Tamil script is hung on the cart. Fallen branches surround the scene.

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January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a village street after a cyclone, with damaged thatched houses and a bare tree behind. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti crouches beside a large steaming cooking vessel, handing food from a pot. A man in a green hair net and white shirt stands at left, and a man in a blue shirt bends at a wooden railing. A woman in an orange blouse and maroon-patterned sari holds out a steel bowl to be filled while an older man in a white shirt reaches toward it. The meal is annadaan food service, shown as ground-level volunteer relief work.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of volunteers serving food outdoors beside a chain-link fence and a coconut palm. A man in a green cap and checked shirt stirs a large black cooking vessel with a ladle. A boy in a striped shirt and brown shorts lifts a steel pot from the vessel. A man in a white shirt, white trousers and white cap stands behind him holding the boy's shoulder. Littered plastic bags lie on the ground, and a bicycle leans on the fence at left.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Cyclone relief food distribution on a village lane lined with damaged houses, fallen branches and palm trees. Two volunteers in white clothes and light green head caps stand on the back of a wooden-sided truck, one stirring a large steel pot of yellow-orange rice with a ladle while a second volunteer in a pale yellow shirt and white trousers, with a pink-and-green cap and face covering, reaches into the pot. Behind them a child and other villagers stand along the lane, and a bare-shouldered volunteer in white leans forward. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2012-01-07A photograph of a cyclone relief food distribution in a rural village. A white pickup truck with an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Tamil text, with a portrait of a bearded saffron-robed figure, is parked beside a thatched hut. Volunteers in white clothes and white head coverings, one in a blue shirt, stand in the truck bed handing out food. A man in an orange shirt and white shorts stands on the tailgate. Villagers in saris, including a woman in a yellow sari and a woman in a red and blue sari, hold plates and queue at the truck, while a boy in a striped shirt and a young child watch nearby. Palm trees and a dry leaf-thatched roof frame the scene.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food-distribution scene at a roadside annadhan site under a red, green and white striped canopy with a palm grove behind. Several men and women in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing green hairnets, work around a dark metal serving counter and a large steel cooking pot in the foreground. A man in a white T-shirt and a lanyard stands at the back of a truck bed loaded with food packages. Devotees in white clothing stand close to the counter, handling food wrapped in white paper. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2012-01-04Outdoor relief distribution on a village street in Kuttiyankuppam after a cyclone. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the back of a vehicle with a large black cooking pot, serving food to children. A man in white with a white head covering crouches on the vehicle edge handing out food, while an older man in white shirt and green head cover watches at left. Children in striped and blue shirts and a girl in a peach dress reach for food in foil containers. Palm trees and a white building with green door are behind.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a roadside food distribution at a village relief camp. Volunteers in white shirts and light blue shirts, one wearing a white hairnet, serve food from a large steel vessel on the back of a truck. A banner in orange and white reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in English and Tamil, with a portrait of a smiling saffron-clad figure on it. A young girl in a pink top and gold necklace stands in front while a woman in an orange sari and green head covering waits, and children hold out steel bowls and plates. Coconut palms and a low concrete building appear in the background.2012-01-06