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Night photograph of food distribution from a blue vehicle with orange flags. Four women in light blue, teal and red saris with blue hair nets stand on the vehicle tray, serving from large steel vessels. A woman in a pale pink and white sari reaches up from the crowd holding a plate. A crowd of children and adults presses against the vehicle, some holding out hands for food. Houses are visible in the dim background.

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Night-time photo of cyclone relief food distribution from the back of a open flatbed truck with a bamboo-slatted cage frame. Two workers in green hairnets and white or maroon shirts stand on the truck bed, one ladling food from steel pots into a crowd. Below them, a dense crowd of women in saris, including a woman in orange and another in yellow, holds out steel plates and bowls to receive food, while a man in a striped shirt stands at left. A metal tray is raised in the foreground and a corner of a building with a tin roof appears at right. No visible a person appearance.2012-01-07Night-time photograph of a street outside a mostly dark background, with a crowd of about twenty people gathered around a flatbed truck. Several women wearing green, blue and teal head coverings and saris stand on the truck bed, handing items down to the crowd. Two small orange flags are fixed to the truck rails. Men in white shirts and checked lungis stand on the left and right, with children in the foreground. A white pickup truck is parked behind on the right.2012-01-04January 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.2012-01-04Night-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.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04Night-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.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Night-time food distribution in a village lane lined with thatched huts and a plain wall. A truck bed with blue slatted sides is loaded with large steel vessels, and a man in a light blue shirt stands on it passing out containers. Many villagers crowd forward with steel plates and bowls raised, including women in saris and older women with grey hair, and children reaching up. Orange flags are fixed to the truck. On the right, a young man with a white tilak on his forehead and a light orange cloth draped over his shoulders holds a plate of food.2012-01-04A food distribution at a cyclone relief site. A woman in an orange sari with a name badge and a light blue hair net stands behind a large metal cooking pot, serving yellow rice onto a paper plate. Beside her, a woman in a patterned sari and blue hair net ladles food from a steel vessel on a blue-and-yellow truck bed. A man in a striped shirt stands at right holding a container. Several people reach upward with outstretched hands: a smiling young girl with braided hair holding a paper plate, and elderly people with grey hair. A small orange flag and damaged thatched huts appear in the background. a person is not identifiable in the scene.2012-01-07A 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 20122012-01-06