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A cyclone relief distribution in a rural village setting. Two volunteers in white shirts and white hairnets stand at a blue metal cart, one holding a round metal plate and the other leaning over the cart. Behind them, several men in white shirts and white dhotis watch, and a man in a white vest reaches toward the cart. A black-and-white cow stands in dry straw, and a pink house and tarpaulin appear in the background.

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January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a village street, with a green-and-white painted truck tailgate in the foreground. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis, one wearing a white hairnet, stand on the tailgate serving food from a large steel pot into a lavender plastic basin. A woman with long dark hair, a red hair clip, gold bangles and a patterned sari holds out a metal bowl with rice to receive food. An elderly man in a white shirt and green hairnet stands at left watching, and children with braided hair are visible at the right edge. Behind them stands a whitewashed concrete building with barred windows and overhead wires. The annadaan food service in the village is captioned as Kuttiyankuppam village.2012-01-06A photograph of relief distribution in a village street after a storm. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a small gold pendant stands at a wooden cart, holding foil-wrapped food packets. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and bare chest, also wearing rudraksha beads, passes a packet across the cart. A woman in an orange sari with a teal head covering leans over the cart. Behind them are thatched huts with blue tarpaulin roofs, and a woman in a red sari and a woman in an orange-and-yellow sari stand nearby. The scene shows annadan food distribution after cyclone relief work.2012-01-03January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution on a village street in Kuttiyankuppam after a cyclone. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the back of a vehicle with a large black cooking pot, serving food to children. A man in white with a white head covering crouches on the vehicle edge handing out food, while an older man in white shirt and green head cover watches at left. Children in striped and blue shirts and a girl in a peach dress reach for food in foil containers. Palm trees and a white building with green door are behind.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a village lane shaded by palm and banana trees. A man in a light blue-and-white striped shirt and dark trousers, with a red thread on his wrist, stands at a green metal gate, bending over a large steel vessel and serving food. A shirtless man in a white vest and blue checked lungi, with a hair net, leans over the same vessel. A man in a pale pink polo with a white towel over his shoulder hands out a paper plate, and an elderly woman in a pink sari stands at the right edge. Palm fronds and a thatched hut are visible behind them.2012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a rural village lane lined with thatched-roof huts and dry straw piles. Several volunteers in plain white dress and rudraksha beads stand at the open back of a pickup truck, handing out food from metal pots and plates to villagers. One volunteer in a blue-grey shirt and checked lungi reaches into the truck bed, while a man in a green surgical cap leans in from the front. Children and women in saris and head coverings gather closely, reaching forward for portions. Palm trees and more huts line the background path.2012-01-06A photograph of a relief food-distribution scene outdoors among trees and debris. Several men in white caps and white or pastel shirts and dhotis crowd around a blue wooden-sided truck, loading or handling food. Large black pots and metal vessels sit on the ground at right and left. Orange saffron flags are mounted on the truck, and a large orange banner with a printed portrait and Tamil text hangs on its side. A man in an orange shirt stands at left and another man in a checked shirt with an ID badge stands at right, both observing. Trees and a parked motorcycle are visible in the background.2012-01-04