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Photograph of a food distribution at a village roadside in Kuttiyankuppam, with a crowd of women, girls and children holding out steel pots, bowls and cups toward a green-framed vehicle. A worker in white gloves and a hairnet ladles food from a container on the vehicle, while another worker in a brown shirt stands behind. Women wear orange, teal, pink and peach salwar or saris, a girl in a blue top has a white hair bow, and a red and orange flag is visible above the vehicle. Bright daylight, palm trees and a brick wall in the background.

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A crowded outdoor food distribution in a village street. Many women and girls press forward holding out metal bowls and plates, one woman raising a large steel pot overhead. Two workers in light blue hairnets and aprons serve from a green cart or stall with a green arched frame bearing Tamil lettering, and a saffron flag flies behind it. A girl in an orange top and a girl in white with a blue ribbon are in the foreground, with palm trees and a white sky above. The scene reflects annadaan, a food-giving service at a relief camp.2012-01-06A crowd of villagers queues at a blue food truck for annadan during a relief distribution. Men in white shirts and a man in a blue shirt handle steel bowls and serving vessels at the truck's side, while a man in a green cap and a man in a white shirt work near the open truck bed. Many children, including girls with long braids, hair ribbons and teal, red and light green dresses, hold out metal bowls and plates. A woman in a green sari stands among them. A makeshift shelter with a white tarp and roadside debris sits at the right edge, and a printed banner is behind the truck.2012-01-04A young man in a brown long-sleeved top and white hairnet stands on the raised bed of a green truck, ladling food from a steel pot into metal plates held up by a crowd. Many children and young people, mostly girls with long braided hair and school-style blue and white clothes, reach upward with plates and bowls. A palm tree and a white building with a thatched roof edge are visible.2012-01-06Outdoor annadaan food distribution at a relief camp, with a crowd of villagers reaching forward with metal bowls and plates. A woman in a white head cover and patterned top ladles rice from a large steel pot on a blue drum, while a volunteer in a khaki uniform with a rudraksha-style mala stands at right. Women in sarees, including one in a teal blouse and floral sari and another in an orange-and-green sari, hold out bowls of yellow rice. A saffron flag is visible at top, and steam rises from the cooking vessels in bright sunlight.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A crowd of villagers presses around the back of a green truck to receive food during an annadaan distribution. A man in a brown shirt and white hairnet stands on the truck bed holding a steel pot and plate, serving rice to outstretched hands. A woman in a peach patterned kurti with a pink dupatta raises a steel plate, a child in an orange t-shirt holds a bowl, and a girl with a blue ribbon in her hair is in the foreground. A saffron flag is visible above the truck and a green roof-edge frame is at the top.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07A crowd of women and girls press forward at an annadaan food distribution, holding out metal bowls, pots and steel buckets toward volunteers. In the foreground a young woman in a peach kurta with a pink dupatta and a jasmine flower garland in her hair faces away from the camera. Beside her a girl wears an orange and blue patterned top with a white flower garland. Volunteers at the back wear white hairnets and white shirts, serving from steel vessels. The setting is outdoors in bright daylight.2012-01-06Crowded outdoor scene of villagers queuing for food at a relief distribution in a storm-damaged village, with many women and children holding steel vessels and bowls. Women wear saris in orange, teal and patterned prints; some have hair in braids and plaits. Behind them are blue tarpaulins, broken palm trees and damaged thatched huts. A few men in checked shirts stand among the crowd, and one person raises an arm toward the group. No swami or clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor street scene in a village road with a blue truck parked behind a crowd receiving food. A man in a striped shirt stands on the truck bed while women in teal and green saris and head coverings reach down from it. Several children in colourful clothes, including a girl in a pink top with a braid and a boy in a dark shirt, hold steel bowls and plates. An older woman in a white top and light blue skirt with a green shawl stands at right. Nearby are a motorcycle, a concrete building, thatched huts and a saffron flag fixed to the truck. Overhead power lines cross a pale sky.2012-01-07