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A village street in daylight beside a low tiled-roof building with white walls and a blue signboard. A green open-bed truck is parked at the left, and a man in a white shirt stands on its bed handing items down to a crowd. Several women in colourful saris and head coverings stand in the truck bed. Around a dozen villagers, including men in white shirts and lungis, a child in a blue skirt, and women in pink and floral dresses, queue along the road holding steel pots and containers, waiting for relief supplies. Palm trees and a utility pole stand behind.

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A photograph of a cyclone relief distribution on a village street. A green-and-yellow truck with an open cargo bed stands at the roadside. A woman in a pink sari with a green headscarf stands in the truck bed, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti leans over the truck bed. Beside the truck, a white sack is on the road, and a woman in a light grey headscarf and a girl in a floral dress stand near it. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt and blue checked lungi stands at right. A child in pink stands at left. Behind them are a pale two-storey house with circular ornaments on its facade, palm trees, and utility poles with tangled wires under a clear blue sky.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesOutdoor cyclone relief distribution in a village street. A green-framed food counter with a green-and-gold ornamental arch stands at centre, with a woman in a pink top and teal cap and a man in a white shirt behind it serving. A crowd of villagers presses forward: men in checked lungis and plain shirts, an older woman in a white sari-style shawl, and a small boy in a brown shirt in the foreground. Some attendees wear teal caps and hold steel bowls or plates. Tiled-roof houses, palm trees and a utility pole line the background under bright daylight.2012-01-07Daytime photo of a cyclone relief distribution on a village street lined with palm trees and utility poles. A green truck with relief sacks and cargo stands in front of a whitewashed building with a balcony and round decorative medallions. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the truck, one standing on its bed and handling bags. Local children and young men watch from the roadside, and a small sign on the wall shows a portrait of an elderly man with Tamil text. A plain, documentary relief work scene.2012-01-07A crowded outdoor scene at a flood relief distribution in Sindhanur, Karnataka. A canvas-covered truck bed is loaded with cardboard cartons and white bundles, and a man stands inside it handing items out. Dozens of men, mostly in white dhotis and white shirts, and some women and children press forward around the truck, many carrying cartons on their heads or shoulders. Thatched huts and stacked bamboo are visible at right, with utility poles and trees behind. The relief goods are being carried away by the crowd.Outdoor 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.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesSeptember 2006 - Sindhanur flood reliefPhotograph 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.2012-01-06Outdoor photo of a food distribution in a cyclone-damaged village street. A man in a brown shirt and white hairnet stands on the back of a green truck, while a crowd of villagers press forward holding steel vessels. Women wear orange, red and patterned saris and a girl in a white dress with a braid stands at left. A boy in a striped shirt and lungi looks on. Palm trees, damaged thatched houses and a small concrete structure line the street, with an orange flag on a pole at upper right.2012-01-06