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Outdoor photograph on a village road lined with palm trees and a concrete house. In the foreground a woman in a teal-and-white striped sari holds a large steel bowl. Several boys in shirts crowd forward with outstretched palms, one holding a small foil plate of food, as if receiving annadaan meal distribution. A man in a blue checked shirt and white dhoti stands behind them handing out food, and an older man in white watches on the right. Other villagers walk and cycle along the road in the background.

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January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph of cyclone relief distribution on a dirt village lane. A man in a white shirt with a white head covering stands in the back of a blue pickup truck, handing out food from steel vessels to a crowd of villagers. Women in colourful saris, including one in a red-and-brown sari and another in a white-and-blue patterned sari, reach forward holding plates, some with yellow food. Children and young men stand around, and a man in a yellow shirt smiles at the right. Thatched huts, a brick house and palm trees line the road, with a damaged rooftop visible behind them.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor 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 food relief distribution in a village street lined with palm trees and storm-damaged vegetation. Several men in white shirts and a man in a green surgical-style cap stand on and beside a truck, handing out food from steel pots and bowls. A crowd of children and adults in mixed clothing, including a girl in orange and a boy in a yellow shirt, holds out steel bowls to receive food. In the lower right, an older woman in a green sari holds a steel plate and a wooden ladle. Damaged houses and fallen branches appear in the background, consistent with cyclone relief.2012-01-04January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of a roadside relief distribution after a storm. Volunteers in white shirts and white hairnet-style caps stand on and beside an open orange-and-white truck, handing out food packets. Several villagers crowd close: a woman in a blue floral sari and teal blouse with her hair in a bun, an older woman in a green checked sari with a purple beaded necklace, a young man in a khaki striped shirt smiling, and a man in a grey shirt holding a bowl of food. Calm water and palm trees with bent branches lie in the background under a pale sky.2012-01-07Photograph of a village street after cyclone damage, with a crowd gathered around a parked truck receiving food. A large orange banner on the truck side shows a portrait and Tamil-script text. Several villagers in mostly plain clothes stand close together, including a woman in an orange sari at left, a young woman in a red and gold outfit holding a plate, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti, and an older man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder. Broken palm trees, a leaning tree, and a thatched structure with a damaged roof appear in the background, beside an orange-walled house with a small shrine picture on its upper wall.2012-01-06A photograph of a roadside food distribution in a village after a cyclone. A crowd of villagers, many women in blue and orange saris and some in headscarves, gather around large metal vessels of food on the left, while children hold steel bowls and cups. A man in a green-striped shirt stands on the back of a white three-wheeler vehicle decorated with a large orange banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban and robe. Dry palm-thatch huts and palm trees line the dusty road. A man in a blue-and-white checked shirt stands at right in the foreground, and a shirtless boy in checked shorts stands at centre. The banner's figure is a depiction, not a physically present person.2012-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20122012-01-04