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A photograph of a village food distribution in a dusty street with palm trees and a thatched hut. A man in a blue-and-white checked shirt and checked lungi stands at the back of a yellow Tata-style utility vehicle painted with red and green floral borders and the word SOUND, serving food from a steel pot with a ladle into a steel bowl held by a woman in a green blouse and patterned sari. A volunteer in a striped shirt with a hairnet stands in the open truck bed, and an older woman in a white sari with a hairnet and rudraksha-style beads watches from the truck bed. Green wooden slatted railings frame the cargo area. No one identified as a person is visible.

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January 06 20122012-01-06A relief food distribution beside a yellow and blue truck with painted lotus motifs and a registration plate reading PY01 BL 7876. A man in a white t-shirt with a hairnet serves rice from a steel pan in the truck bed onto a metal plate held by a woman in a green and pink sari with a gold necklace. A man in an orange dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands in the truck bed beside him. A young boy in a light blue shirt and a small girl in red stand watching at left and right. An orange banner with a logo is at the left edge.2012-01-07A photograph of relief food distribution at a rural village site in Tamil Nadu. Two women in colourful saris, one in a yellow floral sari and one in red and orange, reach up to take food packets from a yellow truck. A volunteer in a white head cap and orange-saffron top stands in the open back of the truck handing out packets, while another volunteer in a teal kurta and white cap leans from the cab. Dry trees and a pile of sacks stand behind. A banner on the truck shows a saffron-clad figure and a Tamil label; the truck reads Sound Horn.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04Night-time photograph of a relief distribution at a village road. A man in a striped yellow shirt and white checked lungi holds two paper plates of food, while a red-shirted older man and a man in a blue-and-white checked lungi stand beside a yellow-and-white truck. A banner on the truck reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in English and Tamil with an orange background. Two women stand in the truck bed, one wearing a green head cover and a green-and-yellow sari. Night-time details are dim and textured.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesA photograph of cyclone relief distribution on a roadside. A yellow truck with green lettering, partly reading "CHER" and "SOUND", stands with its rear open. Two women in white saris and green hair nets stand on its bed, one in a maroon-bordered sari handing a steel bowl down. Below, a woman in a pink top and orange shawl and a person in a yellow top and maroon knit cap reach up with cupped hands to receive food. A thatched and tarpaulin-roofed hut and bare saplings are at right.2012-01-07A green cargo truck with a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and a portrait of a smiling man in orange and saffron headwear is parked on a dirt road among palm trees. Several villagers, including older men in white shirts and checked lungis and a woman in a patterned sari, crowd around the truck's open back, reaching up toward a volunteer in a blue shirt and green cap who stands in the bed. A bright blue and yellow building and a small shrine structure stand in the background, with scattered coconut palms and debris from the storm. The banner portrait is a printed depiction, not a person physically present, and the printed banner text names Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2012-01-07A photograph of a relief distribution on a palm-lined village lane after a storm. A man in a white shirt, white dhoti and green cap stands on a yellow truck marked SOUND, passing items down to a crowd. Several women in cotton saris, one in a pink and cream sari and another in green, reach up toward the truck, while a girl in a striped top and a boy in red shorts watch. A large black cooking pot sits on the roadside.2012-01-04A rural village roadside scene where volunteers serve food from the back of a blue-and-yellow pickup truck with a blue tailgate bearing decorative script. A man in a beige shirt and maroon lungi leans over large steel pots, serving food, while another man in a maroon shirt and lungi stands on the truck bed with a phone at his ear. An orange flag hangs from the truck. A woman in a green-and-white floral sari with her hair in a braid holds a plate, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands with hands on hips. Boys in a brown shirt and a yellow-and-white striped shirt stand nearby, with coconut palms and a yellow wall behind them.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A 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.2012-01-06