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Night-time photograph of cyclone relief distribution in a rural Tamil Nadu village. A green truck with a Tamil Nadu label on its side is parked at the left, and a relief worker in an orange vest and a blue head covering stands on its bed. Women in blue and yellow saris and other dressed villagers, including children, crowd forward holding steel bowls and plates to receive food. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge, and a worker in a blue head covering and dress stands on the truck. Trees, a utility pole and a tarpaulin shelter form the background under dim light.

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January 07 20122012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph taken at night on a dirt road showing relief distribution. Several volunteers in light blue hair caps and white shirts stand on and beside a bamboo-framed cart or truck bed, handing out goods. A group of women and girls in saris and salwar kameez, some with flowers in their hair, crowd forward holding metal plates and bowls. A man in an orange polo shirt and checked lungi stands at right, and a small girl in a yellow jacket holds a plate at left. Street lights and a building are visible in the dark background.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07January 04 20122012-01-04Night photograph of a narrow village lane where people queue with steel bowls and pots to receive food from a small truck. A large steel cooking vessel sits in the truck bed, and two orange flags are mounted on the vehicle. Men in shirts and lungis hand out food from the truck while women in saris and younger children crowd closer, holding out their bowls. A man in a checked shirt stands prominently at left. Green and blue house walls frame the street. The scene shows community food distribution, with no identifiable a person present.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Photo of a relief food distribution at a roadside vehicle with a green frame and a cloth banner reading in Tamil. A woman in white stands on the truck bed, and several people in white aprons and hairnets serve food from steel containers. Crowds of local women and children gather closely, including a woman in a yellow saree with a red blouse and a red bindi carrying a steel pot, an older woman in a pink top and orange shawl, and a woman in a green saree. Palm trees and a green-trimmed building stand behind the scene.2012-01-07Night-time food distribution from a yellow three-wheeled cargo vehicle. A man in a white shirt and white trousers, with a green hairnet and a beaded mala around his neck, stands on the truck bed handing out foil-wrapped packets. Two women in green hairnets, one in a teal blouse with a blue sari and one in a green sari, load and pass food from large steel pots. Villagers including an older woman in a dark sari, a boy in an orange striped shirt and a boy in a light checked shirt reach up to receive packets. Orange flags are visible at the back of the vehicle. The scene reads as annadan food service.2012-01-04Night-time photo of volunteers serving food from an orange-railed counter to a crowd of villagers. Two women in white hairnets stand at front: one in a teal blouse and white sari with a thin gold chain, the other in an orange-peach sari with a lanyard. Men and boys in white shirts and checked shirts reach forward holding foil plates of food, while others crowd behind under dim street lighting. This is an annadaan food distribution scene.2012-01-06Night-time photo of a crowd of villagers queuing beside a white and blue lorry at a cyclone relief food distribution. Many people hold out metal plates and bowls, and several older men and children stand in the foreground. Two workers stand on the truck bed, one in a maroon shirt and one in a white cap and hairnet, receiving or handing out food. Dark trees and a utility pole fill the background.2012-01-07