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Outdoor food distribution during cyclone relief in a coastal village with palm trees and power lines overhead. A man in a white shirt and striped lungi bends over a blue truck bed, ladling food from a steel pot into bowls. Beside him, a man in a striped blue shirt and a man in a dark jacket with a white cloth on his head hold out plates. An orange flag flies from the truck. In the foreground, an older woman in a pink top and a green-and-yellow sari, a girl in a pink dress with a flower in her hair, and a boy in a green shirt crowd forward with their hands out to receive food.

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January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph of a roadside food distribution in a village after a cyclone. A crowd of villagers, many women in blue and orange saris and some in headscarves, gather around large metal vessels of food on the left, while children hold steel bowls and cups. A man in a green-striped shirt stands on the back of a white three-wheeler vehicle decorated with a large orange banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban and robe. Dry palm-thatch huts and palm trees line the dusty road. A man in a blue-and-white checked shirt stands at right in the foreground, and a shirtless boy in checked shorts stands at centre. The banner's figure is a depiction, not a physically present person.2012-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor relief distribution in a village after a cyclone, with palm trees and a thatched hut at left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands on a raised platform behind large metal cooking drums, holding a ladle. Another man in white dhoti bends over the drums serving food, and a man in a blue shirt stands behind him. Villagers crowd forward: a woman in a red sari, a woman in a yellow-green sari, an older man in a checked lungi, and several children reach toward them holding foil plates. A small orange flag is visible at top right.2012-01-06Photograph of villagers crowding around the side of a green and white three-wheeler utility truck to receive food during a relief distribution. Several people reach up with steel plates and bowls to collect rice from the vehicle's open side. In the foreground an older woman with grey hair wears a lime-green blouse and a purple floral-print cloth draped over her shoulders. Beside her a woman in a red sari reaches forward. A man in a checked shirt stands at left. On the right, a large orange vertical banner shows a smiling figure wearing an orange turban and orange robes, with Tamil script printed on it. The scene is a food distribution (annadaan) at a relief camp.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07January 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.2012-01-07A street food distribution beside a truck with a white and yellow side panel. A man in a white shirt and a man in a yellow shirt stand on or beside the truck, one ladling food from a steel pot into a plate held by a woman. Around them villagers queue with steel plates: an elderly woman in a purple blouse and cream sari, a woman in a red floral sari, and several children in shirts and shorts. A man in a green surgical-style cap and white shirt stands behind them. Palm fronds and a whitewashed building frame the scene. Tamil signage on the truck side and a partial logo are visible.2012-01-04Outdoor 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 04 20122012-01-04