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Outdoor relief distribution in a village lane beside a tiled-roof house and leafy trees. A man in a white shirt and light trousers, with a white head covering, leans over a metal drum on a green-and-yellow cart, serving food from a steel vessel. A crowd of children and adults presses close, including a girl in a red dress with a long braid, a man in a yellow shirt, a boy in a blue checked shirt and a girl in a pink top. Motorcycles and a green gate are visible at left.

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January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesPhotograph of a cyclone relief distribution on a damaged village road. A white van stands at centre with a man in a white shirt and a green surgical-style cap beside it, holding a steel vessel. Around them, villagers gather with steel pots and bowls: a woman in a blue sari carries a small child on her hip, a woman in a green sari holds a vessel, a boy in a red shirt stands in front, and a boy in a yellow shirt watches at right. Thatched huts, broken palm trees and debris surround the scene, with a green wall and a blue-and-white logo sign in the background. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person.2012-01-07A photograph of a relief distribution on a village lane beside a green-and-yellow three-wheeled vehicle. A man in a white shirt and grey head covering leans over the tailgate, serving food from a large steel vessel to a crowd of children and adults. Behind him, an orange banner shows a smiling bearded man in an orange turban and garments, with Tamil text printed on it. On the right, a shirtless man in a white vest and checked lungi stands watching. Palm trees and foliage surround the scene, and the people in the crowd wear mixed everyday clothing in yellow, blue, pink, orange and white.2012-01-07 +1 copiesA street-side food distribution in a village lane lined with low tiled-roof houses and palm trees. A man in a white shirt and green head cloth stands on a raised platform, and another man in a khaki shirt pours food from steel vessels to a crowd. Women in colourful saris, including red and orange, turquoise and purple, hold out plates and steel dishes. A boy in a striped shirt watches at right, and a man on a motorcycle is at the lower left. Outdoor annadan service in progress.2012-01-04A photograph of relief distribution in a village after a cyclone. Volunteers in pale blue head coverings and aprons stand on and beside a yellow-and-white truck, handing out food and containers. A crowd of villagers presses in from the road, including children in blue, white and yellow shirts, a woman in a purple and red sari, and a woman in a red and orange sari. A damaged thatched hut with a palm-leaf roof stands at left, and palm trees are visible against a pale sky. No a person candidate is visible.2012-01-07A photograph of a roadside food distribution during cyclone relief in a rural village. A crowd of villagers, many holding out steel bowls and tumblers, press toward a serving counter. Volunteers in white aprons and blue or green head coverings ladle food from the counter. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the centre, and a woman in a red saree with a yellow flower in her hair reaches forward. A boy in a pink checked shirt and grey shorts stands at right. Behind them are thatched roofs, a brick house and palm trees under a bright sky. A people count of 21-100 is visible.2012-01-07A photograph of a relief distribution in a village street. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands on the open wooden flatbed of an orange-brown truck, ladling food from a large pot into steel vessels held up by villagers. A banner hangs on the truck's side showing a saffron-robed figure with a long-haired portrait, and a second man in a white shirt stands beside the pot. Around the truck, a woman in a striped patterned dress holds a small child on her hip, a woman in a green sari stands nearby, and several children in shorts and a purple dress crowd in with steel bowls. A man in a blue checked lungi and white vest stands at the right. Palm trees and a two-storey building with a tiled balcony form the background under bright daylight.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution on a village lane under trees, with a blue-painted vehicle at the back. A man in a blue t-shirt and light trousers leans over the truck bed while a man in a white shirt and green cap hands out food. Beside them stand an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a man in a striped shirt and a woman in a red sari with orange border holding a steel plate. Several school-aged children in white uniforms, some with red hair ribbons, crowd forward holding steel plates and bowls to receive food. Houses, palm trees and an orange flag are visible behind the vehicle.2012-01-06A street line of villagers queues beside a thatched hut for a food distribution, part of an annadaan relief effort in Kuttiyankuppam village. A large steel cooking vessel sits on a vehicle at the back, and men in white shirts and a man in a blue shirt tend the food. Women and girls in colourful saris and salwar kameez hold steel tumblers and bowls, while a woman in a yellow-and-white sari on the right holds a pink bowl of food. Dry palm-thatch roofs and a rickshaw with a yellow body frame the scene. No one is identifiable as a person in this image.2012-01-06Outdoor village street scene under tall palm and shade trees, with a thatched hut at left and a utility pole. A blue food-serving vehicle with orange flags stands in the middle of the road, where a man in a white coat and green cap ladles food from a pot while another man in a blue shirt lifts a white sack. Crowds of villagers surround it: women in saris and dhavanis, adults in white shirts and checked lungis, and many children, one boy in a green shirt smiling at the front and a small child being held on a hip. The scene shows an annadaan food distribution in a village lane.2012-01-06A photograph of a cyclone relief food distribution beside a roadside, with children and some adults crowding around a white truck with blue stripes. A man in a grey shirt and face mask stands on the truck and hands out food, while a woman in a green head covering and cap-wearing helper stand nearby. An orange banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam beside the truck. Children hold steel tumblers and plates, and a boy in a blue shirt holds a plate of food. Damaged palm trees and tiled houses appear in the background. Several dozen people are visible. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-01-07