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A relief food distribution at a village in Kuttiyankuppam, Pondicherry, after the cyclone. Volunteers in white shirts and hairnets ladle food from a large black cooking pot on a green wooden platform into paper plates. A volunteer in a red polo shirt with a name badge holds a stack of plates in the foreground, while a man in a white shirt and a volunteer with the number 209 on his back stand beside the pot. A thatched hut and palm trees are behind them.

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A photograph of an outdoor food distribution at a village relief camp. A man in a light grey t-shirt and black track pants stands at left serving yellow rice from a large black cooking pot onto aluminium plates. A man in a white shirt with a lanyard wears a white hairnet and leans over the pot, while another man in a cream shirt and beige trousers stands behind them. A boy in a white shirt holds out a foil plate, and a person in a red shirt and white hairnet waits in line. A thatched hut and a decorated concrete wall with carved panels form the backdrop, with an orange cloth visible on a pole. No one wearing saffron or distinctive a person cues is visible.2012-01-06A photograph of a street-side food distribution on a village road. A man in a white shirt and blue-and-yellow checked lungi stands at a black cauldron on a green-painted truck bed, gesturing toward people gathered around. A man in a light shirt stands on the truck, and another man in a dark shirt beside the truck leans in. On the right, a man in a white shirt and white trousers wears a light green hair net and a name badge, and a second man in a white shirt wears a white hair net. An orange flag flies from the truck. Houses, a motorcycle and a tiled roof line the road behind them. No a person candidate is visible.2012-01-06Outdoor village street photo in Kuttiyankuppam, Pondicherry, showing volunteers distributing food from a green vehicle during annadaan relief work. A man in a white shirt and grey-and-white checked cloth holds a foil plate of food in the centre, and a volunteer in a red t-shirt wearing blue gloves and a light blue hairnet reaches toward him. Another volunteer in a white shirt and hairnet stands on the vehicle, and a man in a white shirt and blue hairnet holds a fan-like object at right. Villagers in striped and checked shirts, a child in an orange striped top, and a woman in a grey sari watch nearby. A saffron flag is visible on the vehicle and a thatched hut and concrete house stand behind. No visible a person candidate.2012-01-06A photo of a relief-camp food distribution under a corrugated tin shelter with palm trees behind. Two large metal cooking pots of yellow rice are being served. A man in a white shirt with a grey hairnet leans over the near pot, stirring with a long ladle. Beside him a man in a green head cloth and white dhoti with gold border holds a pot and stands in front of a line of men in grey hairnets and white shirts. Several villagers in checked lungis stand at the left edge waiting. A tarpaulin and plastic-wrapped goods are visible at right.2012-01-06A photograph of a food distribution (annadaan) at a village street in Kuttiyankuppam. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends over a metal vessel of food on the back of a blue vehicle, scooping food onto foil plates. Beside him, a man in an orange-red shirt and white dhoti holds a steel bowl out to a young boy in a striped shirt. Another man in white with a hairnet serves food from the side. Further back, a bare-chested child, a girl in orange and other onlookers stand on a dirt road with debris, a cow and a low concrete building behind them. Visible people number about eight, and none is identified as a person.2012-01-06Outdoor relief-kitchen scene on a dirt ground with a corrugated-metal roofed shelter at right and several large black cooking pots and pans on the grass and dirt. A group of men in white shirts, white dhotis and green hair-nets or caps, one carrying an orange flag on a pole, stand near a truck. Coconut palms and storm-damaged bare trees stand behind, with motorbikes and a white SUV parked to the left. Women in saris stand at right near a serving area.2012-01-04Outdoor food relief scene on bare ground among scattered debris and tree trunks. Large black cooking pots and a metal vessel sit on the ground, with a red LPG gas cylinder beside them. Volunteers wearing white or pale green hair nets and white shirts stand at the pots serving food. A woman in a red floral print sari and a teal blouse stands at right, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti or trousers bends over the food near the centre. A person in orange clothing stands at upper left among the servers. Many people are visible, with several partly hidden behind the front figures.2012-01-04January 03 20122012-01-03Outdoor relief kitchen amid storm-damaged ground with fallen branches and bare trees in hazy light. In the foreground, two men in white shirts and white head caps stand over a large black pot of food, one holding a checked cloth over its rim. Behind them, a figure in orange robes and a white head covering stands near metal pots and a stack of cut wood, with another man in a light shirt beside him. A few other people in white caps are visible in the background.2012-01-04Outdoor relief distribution in a village, with volunteers serving food from a large dark metal cooking pot set on the back of a wooden-sided truck bed under bright daylight and palm trees. A volunteer in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red border holds a ladle, while another in a white shirt and hairnet bends over the pot. A man in a red shirt and hairnet stands beside the pot. Villagers gather below, including a girl in a purple top holding a steel plate, a woman in red, and a man in a black shirt, with a pink bucket and steel bowls held out for food.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor food-preparation scene under a tent with a striped red and black canopy. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a shawl stands with his back to the camera, reaching into a large steel pot. Beside him a young man in a red polo shirt and black trousers, wearing a green hairnet, works with a pair of gloved hands over the pot, while another person in a green hairnet and brown clothing stands near it. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge, and a shaved-headed man in white bends forward at the lower right. Foil packets sit on a dark surface in front, and a white building with a window forms the background.2012-01-03