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A dirt road lined with palm trees runs past a open-sided shelter of thatched and tarpaulin roofing where people sit among large metal basins and pots. Several orange and yellow Tata-style light trucks are parked in a row, with cream cabs and open green and orange cargo beds; the front truck shows a Tamil-script sign. A red flag flies on a pole at left. Some people stand or crouch by the trucks on the right, and a few more are near the shelter in the background. Overcast sky, storm-bent palms, and scattered debris mark a post-cyclone relief setting.

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Outdoor relief camp under tall coconut palms in a village setting, with a corrugated metal shelter over a row of cooking and serving stations. Volunteers in white clothing and head coverings tend large pots, and smoke rises from the cookfire. In the foreground, orange-and-cream delivery trucks are parked on dirt, one labelled Balaji with a Tamil sign, another with a sign reading Gayatri, and people in plain shirts and dhotis walk past. Saffron flags flutter at the edges and black tubs sit on the ground.2012-01-06Outdoor relief staging area under a corrugated metal shelter beside palm trees and a grey sky. In the centre a green and orange small truck has a windshield portrait of a saffron-robed figure and a green sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Behind it stand orange banners and a yellow truck with similar portraits. On the right, several people in white caps and light clothing work around a table with sacks and boxes. Storm-damaged trees appear in the background.2012-01-06A dusty dirt lane runs between open-sided tin-roofed relief stalls and a row of parked vehicles under tall coconut palms, with smoke drifting from cooking fires at the left. Orange and white trucks are loaded with large cooking vessels and crates; the foreground truck bears the name Palaji and a Tamil sign, and a yellow truck carries a Tamil banner. A few men in shirts and dhotis stand and talk near the trucks, and a man in a white shirt unloads a green truck while a child sits on the ground. Orange-saffron banners hang on the vehicles, and scattered litter lies on the ground.2012-01-06Several small trucks parked on a dirt ground beneath coconut palms at a relief site. The foreground truck is yellow and white with a windshield sign reading V.K. Kaviyarasan, and it has green stake sides. Next to it, a white-and-yellow truck with a blue cargo bed shows a windshield sign reading R.A.P. Behind them are a corrugated roof shelter, a blue truck and a partly visible yellow vehicle. A few people in white clothing stand near the vehicles, and a white plastic bag hangs from a shrub at right. Saffron flags flutter on poles in the background, and the sky is overcast.2012-01-06A photograph of a dirt track lined with palm trees where several small yellow utility trucks are parked in a row, some with green cargo bodies. The foremost truck bears a white roof sign reading in Tamil script, with orange flags attached. In the cab of the front truck, a man in a white garment sits at the wheel, with another man beside him. A man in a red shirt and checked lungi stands on the left, and a person in white robes with a head covering stands at the right edge talking on a mobile phone. A small open-sided shelter with a tarpaulin roof stands at the left, with several people in white clothes nearby. Scattered litter lies on the ground and a cut leafy branch rests on the track.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief scene on a dirt road beside a corrugated metal shelter, with several trucks parked nearby, including a white pickup carrying a large orange banner showing a bearded figure in an orange turban and the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Several people in white clothing and surgical-style caps stand around the vehicles, including a woman in an orange sari and a woman in a red sari at left. A man in a striped shirt walks past in the centre. Palm and bare trees line the road under an overcast sky, with small orange flags on poles. The banner figure is a printed depiction, not a person physically present in the scene.2012-01-06A photo of a relief camp in a coastal village, with tall coconut palms bending in wind under an overcast sky. Trucks parked beside a fenced dirt yard include a green lorry and a cream pickup, and a tin-roofed shelter with red and blue cloth stands at right. A man in a white dhoti and shirt holds his hands together near the fence, a woman in a striped sari and a man in a light blue shirt and white surgical cap sit on orange and white plastic chairs, and a uniformed officer stands near a van at right. A small orange flag flutters on a pole among the palms.2012-01-06A photograph of a relief distribution site in a cyclone-hit village, with a large open-sided tin-roofed shelter supported by bamboo poles. Several trucks and vans are parked in front, including a green truck, a blue-sided truck with an orange banner, and a yellow van, with orange flags fluttering. A crowd of men stands along a metal fence and at the shelter, some in white shirts and lungis, one in a red top and another in a pink shirt. Tall coconut palms and bare trees surround the site under a partly cloudy sky.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor scene on a dirt track lined with coconut palms under an overcast sky. Yellow Tata relief vehicles are parked in a row; the foreground vehicle has a windscreen sign reading V.K. Kaviyarasan and a black front guard with registration PY01 BK 1509. Other trucks and vehicles stand behind, with a small group of people in white clothes gathered near them. Plastic chairs sit at the right edge beside a tree, and a red flag appears on the left. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution site in a cyclone-damaged village with bare, broken trees and tall coconut palms. A dirt lane runs past a wire-mesh fence and a tin-roofed shelter with a striped awning, where several trucks and vans are parked, some with orange flags and banners. Around twenty men and boys in white dhotis, lungis, shirts and checked lungis stand on the dirt, some holding steel milk cans or containers, while others stand near plastic chairs at the gate.2012-01-06