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A crowd of villagers queues along a dirt road beside a low yellow building, collecting food from a vehicle's open rear hatch. Volunteers in pale blue hair caps and an orange-striped sari serve yellow rice from a large steel pot into paper plates held out by men in white shirts and lungis. Elderly women in saris and children stand in the press, and a goat is visible at the right edge.

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A dusty village lane crowded with many villagers queueing for free food distribution at an annadaan relief camp. Men in white shirts and dhotis, older men with white hair and beards, women in saris of green, orange and maroon, and children stand close together. In the foreground, volunteers in pale green and white hairnets and head coverings serve rice from a metal tray and a steel pot near a vehicle's open side, while a woman in an orange sari and blue hairnet ladles food onto plates. A man in a white shirt wears a lanyard badge. A cyclist rides at the left edge, and corrugated metal drums and a yellow painted wall are visible at the back.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A photo of a cyclone relief food distribution in a village street. A smiling woman in a blue saree with a maroon blouse, red bindi and gold bangles holds a steel bowl of rice and a small packet. An elderly man in a checked lungi and striped cloth stands beside her holding a steel pot. Behind them, a line of villagers holds steel vessels, and a man in a white shirt and green head cover hands out items on the right. Thatched huts and a concrete path form the setting.2012-01-07Outdoor photo of a village lane after a cyclone, with damaged thatched and tiled houses, leaning palms and fallen debris. A crowd of villagers, mostly women in blue, orange and pink saris, reaches up toward a truck bed holding steel vessels. A woman in an orange sari and white head cloth stands in the truck, while a volunteer in a teal head covering and white top stands beside her, and another person in teal works below. Several children watch at the edges, and a small orange flag is visible on the truck. Relief food distribution is shown.2012-01-06Outdoor food distribution during a relief effort on a dusty village road beside a stack of red bricks and a large blue-and-red truck. Two women in light blue hair caps and gloves ladle a yellow rice dish from a big steel pot in the foreground, while a woman in a maroon sari with gold bangles holds a steel bowl and plates out food. Villagers, including a woman in a blue sari, an elderly woman in a green-striped shawl, and children, gather around with steel vessels and paper plates. A man in a white shirt stands at the truck's edge. Mostly visible people number about ten to fifteen.2012-01-06Crowd of villagers queuing at a relief distribution point beside a temple with scaffolding. In the foreground a man in a white shirt holds his hands together in namaskar. Behind him a bare-headed man in a striped shirt and a woman in a black-and-yellow sari with a red bindi stand close together. A woman in a blue sari with a gold necklace reaches toward the open back of a truck at right, where a woman in a red sari with a gold border also reaches in. A man in an orange shirt and white lungi stands at left, and a man in a green shirt stands at upper centre. Motorcycles and a pillared temple structure are visible in the background.2012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesOutdoor food distribution on a village road near power poles and palm trees. Volunteers in mint-green hairnets and white shirts stand on a wooden-sided truck bed, serving food from steel plates to a crowd. Orange flags with a small logo stand at the truck's side. Villagers gather below: a woman in a patterned black-and-white sari, a woman in a blue and pink sari, a girl in a purple dress, a girl with red hair ribbons in an orange top, and boys in striped and red shirts. A smiling older woman in an orange blouse and pink sari holds a metal bowl of food. Visible people number about twenty.2012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06