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A street-side annadhan food distribution from a blue-painted truck bed with a painted red-and-yellow lower panel. Volunteers in white shirts and trousers stand over large steel pots of yellow rice, one serving with a ladle onto plates and another handing a steel plate forward. A man in a blue-and-white striped shirt stands at left, and a volunteer in a green hair net and striped shirt works at the back. Children, including a shirtless boy and a boy in a red checked shirt, reach up for food, while adults and a girl stand at the edges. The truck has the Tamil phrase vazhga valamudan painted across its top, and an orange flag hangs on a nearby building.

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Outdoor relief distribution on a village street at Kuttiyankuppam. A large metal cooking pot of yellow rice sits in the open back of a blue-and-white vehicle. Two women in teal and orange saris and light blue head covers serve food, one ladling from the pot and another holding a plate. Villagers gather around, including a small child reaching for food, a man in a striped shirt at left, and an older man in white in the background. A pink wall and steps stand behind the scene.2012-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesRelief food distribution in a village street after a cyclone. A volunteer in a white polo shirt with a blue and white logo and a white hairnet serves yellow rice from a steel pot onto a plate held by a woman in an orange top. Other volunteers in white shirts stand behind, and a blue-and-white metal truck tailgate with Tamil lettering is at right. A pale green building with a balcony stands behind, with steam rising from the food.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution at dusk on a dusty village roadside. Two volunteers in white shirts and teal head covers stand in the back of a truck, ladling food from large metal pots into plates. Villagers crowd around the truck: a boy in a white shirt and shorts, a woman in a patterned dress, a man in a yellow shirt and others in casual clothes holding out plates and bowls.2012-01-06Outdoor 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.2012-01-06A photograph of a food distribution on a village road, seen through the green metal rails of a cart. Two volunteers in white hair caps and aprons stand over a large steel pot of cooked food, one ladling it into a small pot. Around them villagers wait with steel vessels and a plate: a man in a white vest, a young man in a white shirt holding a small child in red, a woman in a dark blue top, and a girl in a checked shirt. A volunteer in a bright blue sari with embroidered flowers leans in from the right. No a person candidate is visible.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor village street scene beside a palm-shaded lane. A man in a blue athletic top and light trousers stands on a wooden-slatted vehicle platform, while an older man in a white shirt, white dhoti and green head cloth stands on the vehicle and hands a plate of food to the crowd. Several children in white uniforms, some with flowers in their hair and red hair ribbons, reach up toward the vehicle. An adult in a checked shirt and lungi stands at left. An orange banner hangs on the vehicle's side, and a metal serving container sits on its bed. Thatched and tiled houses and trees appear behind.2012-01-06