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A photograph of volunteers serving food from the back of a brightly painted yellow and green truck with HORN lettering in red. A woman in a brown sari with a beaded necklace and white hairnet scoops rice from a large steel pot with a ladle, wearing clear plastic gloves. A man in a tan shirt and checked lungi holds the truck's frame, another man in brown shirt reaches in from the right, and a man in white shirt and hairnet stands behind. A seated woman in a purple blouse watches at lower left. The scene suggests an annadaan food distribution.

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Photograph of an annadaan food distribution at a relief camp in a village. A woman volunteer in a blue-green saree with a white border, a green surgical cap and gloves, and a rudraksha mala with a pendant, serves food from a steel tray into a foil plate held out by a man in a yellow shirt with a white cloth draped over his shoulder. Other villagers crowd around the yellow truck with painted lotus designs and green railings. No a person is visible.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07A decorated green-and-yellow lorry stands on a dirt village road, its bed holding large steel cooking pans. Three volunteers in white hairnets serve food from the truck: a woman in a brown sari with plastic gloves ladles food into the pan, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside her, and a young man in a bronze-brown shirt leans over the pan. Behind them a woman in a white headscarf watches. An orange flag is fixed to the truck, and palm trees and power lines fill the background under a clear blue sky. The yellow side panels show lotus motifs and the words SOUND HORN, with Tamil script on the green cab frame.2012-01-06Volunteers serve food from the back of a yellow truck during an annadaan relief distribution. A man with grey hair in a white dhoti and shirt leans over metal trays, spooning food, while a woman in a dark blue top and a woman in teal with a hairnet and gloves assist. A standing man in a striped shirt and white dhoti holds a plate. Several people reach forward from below: an elderly woman in a green blouse with a blue shawl, a woman in a pink checked top, and others with hair in buns. The truck has blue slatted sides and a yellow body. Food pieces are scattered on the metal tray.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution under a corrugated tin roof with palm trees behind. In the foreground a large dark pot holds yellow rice. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a green hairnet stands at the truck; a woman in a colourful floral sari with an orange blouse stands at the pot. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a grey shirt, a man in a red shirt, and a man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads, wear green or white head coverings. A flatbed truck with wooden sides is loaded with sacks and boxes, and a colourful banner hangs on the truck. Annadaan food service at a village relief camp.2012-01-06Night-time photograph of a food distribution at a roadside. A yellow and black vehicle with a horn-branded side panel and an orange banner is parked, and volunteers stand on its open back wearing white shirts and white dhotis, one with a teal head cloth and one bare-chested with a teal head cloth. One volunteer leans down holding a metal pot, while another holds a steel plate. Women in saris, one yellow-green and one pale yellow with a light blue blouse, and an older woman with grey hair reach toward the vehicle to receive food.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor relief distribution in a village street, with a green-and-white painted truck tailgate in the foreground. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis, one wearing a white hairnet, stand on the tailgate serving food from a large steel pot into a lavender plastic basin. A woman with long dark hair, a red hair clip, gold bangles and a patterned sari holds out a metal bowl with rice to receive food. An elderly man in a white shirt and green hairnet stands at left watching, and children with braided hair are visible at the right edge. Behind them stands a whitewashed concrete building with barred windows and overhead wires. The annadaan food service in the village is captioned as Kuttiyankuppam village.2012-01-06Night-time food distribution at a yellow vehicle marked HORN, with several white-clad volunteers and a saffron-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala in the lower left handing out plates of rice. A woman in an orange and pink sari bends over metal containers on the vehicle bed, while a man in white shirt and grey trousers stands behind. Onlookers in white shirts, checked lungis and a dark shawl gather in the darkness on the right. The scene is dark and lit mainly by the vehicle's lights.2012-01-02January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor food distribution at a village relief camp. A woman in a turquoise salwar kameez with a dark beaded necklace and a green hair net stands at left, wearing clear plastic gloves and serving from a large steel vessel of yellow food. An elderly woman in a brown printed blouse and orange sari holds out a steel pot to receive food. Behind her, men in white shirts and a volunteer in a striped shirt and checked lungi stand beside a green-painted cart. The setting is a dirt road.2012-01-06A cyclone relief food distribution in a village street. A woman in a beige patterned sari with a mala necklace and a green hairnet reaches over a green-painted cart to serve food. A young man in a blue checked shirt and a boy in dark clothes lean in to receive portions. A man in a striped polo shirt with a green hairnet holds a ladle over a bowl of yellowish food, and a white sack sits on the cart. Houses, a palm-frond debris pile and a palm tree line the street behind them.2012-01-06