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A photograph of volunteers serving food from the back of a flatbed truck on a dusty village lane. Several volunteers wear pale green hairnets and hair caps; one in an orange t-shirt and white trousers leans over a large steel vessel of yellow rice, while others in white and striped shirts hand out portions. Villagers gather at the truck's side, and a woman in an orange sari and a man in a light blue shirt watch from the lane, with thatched huts, a tarpaulin and a cow behind them. An orange banner edges the left foreground. Typical of annadan food distribution.

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Photo of an outdoor food distribution from the back of a truck bed. A woman in a green head covering and cream top, with a beaded necklace, holds a silver plate, while a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti stirs a large steel pot of yellow rice. Crowds of villagers, mostly children and women in saris, reach up with steel plates and bowls. Stacked firewood and a dirt road lie to the right.2012-01-04A crowd of villagers queues along a dirt road beside a low yellow building, collecting food from a vehicle's open rear hatch. Volunteers in pale blue hair caps and an orange-striped sari serve yellow rice from a large steel pot into paper plates held out by men in white shirts and lungis. Elderly women in saris and children stand in the press, and a goat is visible at the right edge.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution on a dirt village lane: two volunteers in green hairnets and white clothing serve food from a large steel vessel on the open back of a white vehicle, while a man in a yellow shirt hands a plate of food to villagers. Several children and adults crowd around, one woman in a red sari holding a bag, a woman in a green sari and a man in a blue striped shirt in the background. A tan dog walks across the lane beside a palm trunk and hanging laundry. The setting suggests annadaan food service in a village after the cyclone.2012-01-06 +1 copiesOutdoor relief food distribution in a dusty village yard. A man in a white shirt and green hairnet ladles yellow rice from a large steel pan, while a bald man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala kneels beside it and serves. A woman in a red patterned sari and a group of boys stand watching behind a large steel vessel marked MSR.2012-01-06Outdoor food distribution during a relief effort on a dusty village road beside a stack of red bricks and a large blue-and-red truck. Two women in light blue hair caps and gloves ladle a yellow rice dish from a big steel pot in the foreground, while a woman in a maroon sari with gold bangles holds a steel bowl and plates out food. Villagers, including a woman in a blue sari, an elderly woman in a green-striped shawl, and children, gather around with steel vessels and paper plates. A man in a white shirt stands at the truck's edge. Mostly visible people number about ten to fifteen.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A roadside annadaan distribution in a village lane lined with palm trees. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands on the edge of a large metal cooking vessel mounted on a truck and serves food. Beside him a man in a white shirt and hairnet ladles food. Several children and a young girl in a peach dupatta hold out paper plates to receive food. An older man in a white shirt and green hairnet stands at left watching. A man in a blue shirt stands on the truck behind them, and a bare wall with climbing vines is at right.2012-01-06Outdoor food distribution on a village road near power poles and palm trees. Volunteers in mint-green hairnets and white shirts stand on a wooden-sided truck bed, serving food from steel plates to a crowd. Orange flags with a small logo stand at the truck's side. Villagers gather below: a woman in a patterned black-and-white sari, a woman in a blue and pink sari, a girl in a purple dress, a girl with red hair ribbons in an orange top, and boys in striped and red shirts. A smiling older woman in an orange blouse and pink sari holds a metal bowl of food. Visible people number about twenty.2012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06A woman in a yellow kurta with white-and-yellow patterned dupatta and a white hairnet serves rice from a steel plate to a crowd pressing toward a green-and-white gate. Several hands reach out for food, and a man in white with a light green head cover works behind her. Bamboo poles, a utility pole, a hanging orange cloth and a blue wall appear in the background. No one is identified as a person in this scene.2012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06