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A photograph of a volunteer in a light blue short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers bending down to hand a steel bowl of rice to a young girl in an orange striped outfit with hair in pigtails tied with white flowers. Behind them a cream-coloured vehicle with a painted peacock and a green truck are parked on a dirt road, and a shirtless child in turquoise and red shorts stands nearby. The scene reflects an annadaan food distribution at a village relief camp.

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Outdoor relief distribution on a village lane under trees, with a blue-painted vehicle at the back. A man in a blue t-shirt and light trousers leans over the truck bed while a man in a white shirt and green cap hands out food. Beside them stand an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a man in a striped shirt and a woman in a red sari with orange border holding a steel plate. Several school-aged children in white uniforms, some with red hair ribbons, crowd forward holding steel plates and bowls to receive food. Houses, palm trees and an orange flag are visible behind the vehicle.2012-01-06A photograph of an outdoor food distribution in a village street. A woman in a teal green sari with a green blouse and a white beaded necklace holds a steel bowl of food and rests her hand on the head of a young girl in a lime-green top with a white collar. A man in a bright blue polo shirt holds the bowl out, and another person in yellow stands at left. Stacked wooden logs and a blue metal vehicle edge lie in the background. No person is identifiable as a person.2012-01-06Outdoor village scene on a dusty road beside a large stack of dried straw. A young girl in a red and orange checked dress with gold chain carries a steel bowl of food with both hands, looking down at it. Behind her an older woman in a yellow floral sari and a man in a white striped shirt and olive trousers walk past. A yellow truck with a girl in a blue patterned dress wearing flowers in her hair stands behind them, and a woman in a grey sari holds a steel vessel at the right edge. The scene suggests food distribution during relief work.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor 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.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor street scene in a village lane where food is being handed out. A boy in a blue-and-white checked shirt holds a steel bowl of yellow food on the left. An older woman in a yellow blouse and maroon-and-white sari holds a steel plate of the same yellow food. A girl in an orange top and dark skirt reaches toward the food, and a small boy in a red checked shirt takes some from a leaf-like plate. On the right, a man in a light blue shirt wears a lanyard-style ID badge and a rudraksha-style mala. A motorcycle, stacked firewood and a red-painted wall sit behind the group.2012-01-04Outdoor village scene at a relief distribution in a dusty dirt yard beside a brick wall. A green wooden-slatted truck bed holds large metal cooking pots and a red mesh sack. A barefoot older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, facing the group. A man in a white shirt and tan trousers stands at the truck, with children gathered close around him, including a girl in an orange top and purple skirt and a boy in a light tan outfit. Another man in a dark brown shirt with an ID badge stands in the background. No one is clearly identified as a person.2012-01-06A street food distribution in a village lane. A yellow truck with painted green and red designs stands behind a group of people; several workers wearing grey hair nets and aprons stand on its back and pass metal pots and bowls down. In the foreground a row of children and one adult man receive food: a girl in an orange top holds a small metal pot, a boy in a dark graphic t-shirt holds a steel plate of white rice, a boy in blue shirt holds a steel pot, and a man in a white shirt and checked lungi holds a small devotional card. Several children hold small printed cards showing a saffron-robed figure. A white house with yellow trim stands to the right, and a girl in an orange dress stands further back.2012-01-04 +1 copiesOutdoor relief distribution in a village street. A group of children and two adult men stand together in front of a green-and-white house with a yellow trim. The man in the centre wears a white shirt and checked lungi with a sacred thread and vibhuti, holding a small paper pamphlet. Children hold steel bowls and plates of cooked rice, and some show small printed cards with a deity image. On the left, women in green and orange saris and head coverings stand on a yellow vehicle passing out food into vessels, and an older woman stands at a doorway on the right.2012-01-07Outdoor relief distribution in a rural lane. An older man with a grey moustache and a cream collared shirt over a white cloth and checked lungi holds a silver plate of cooked white rice in one hand while extending the other hand, palm open, to receive or offer food. Behind him a white Tata-style pickup and an orange-and-white truck stand beside brick walls and thatched roofing. A younger man in white shirt stands near the orange truck, and another figure is partly visible at left.2012-01-07Relief distribution on a roadside after a cyclone. Two men in white uniforms and head coverings stand on the flatbed of an orange-brown truck, ladling food from pots into bowls held by a line of villagers. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red border, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, stands at left directing the line. Women in colourful saris and a girl in a yellow frilled dress and a girl in orange with a flower garland hold bowls and a steel container. Bent palm trees and fallen branches line the road. A banner on the truck shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure, and the scene is a relief meal under the windy sky.2012-01-06