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Night-time photograph of a food distribution from a green-and-yellow truck with lotus painting on its side. A man in a green cap and white shirt holds a fan-shaped paper plate and a small card with a printed portrait toward a line of women. A man in a blue shirt and checked lungi stands in the truck bed serving food from a tray. Women in yellow and pink saris and a woman in a light green sari receive food, with a young girl with a braid in the foreground. The Tamil slogan on the truck reads 'Vazhga Valamudan'. Watermarked archive photo.

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January 06 20122012-01-06Night-time photograph of villagers queuing at the back of a green truck with a green-and-yellow painted body and a Tamil slogan on its top frame, receiving food from volunteers. A man in a white shirt and cap-like hairnet at left holds a plastic bag and hands out a packet; a man in a white shirt and checked lungi stands on the truck bed passing out food; a woman in a blue sari and another in a red blouse reach forward with black plates. Men in checked shirts and lungis, one in a grey tee, watch and wait, a steel pot is held near the truck. Dark background with a thatched structure at right.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07A night photograph of a food distribution at a relief camp. Two men in lungis and shirts stand inside the back of a green-and-yellow painted vehicle with a leaf motif, serving food from a steel pot onto plates. A man in a checked shirt and a woman with long dark hair in a light yellow garment stand in the foreground receiving plates, with another head partially visible. Tamil text is painted across the top of the vehicle. The background is dark.2012-01-06Night-time photograph of a relief distribution at a village road. A man in a striped yellow shirt and white checked lungi holds two paper plates of food, while a red-shirted older man and a man in a blue-and-white checked lungi stand beside a yellow-and-white truck. A banner on the truck reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in English and Tamil with an orange background. Two women stand in the truck bed, one wearing a green head cover and a green-and-yellow sari. Night-time details are dim and textured.2012-01-06Night-time photograph of a relief food distribution at a village truck. Steam rises from a large metal pot in the foreground. A man in a light blue collared shirt stands behind the green truck tailgate, bending forward. A man in a white shirt and checked lungi leans over a steel plate. A woman with grey hair in a bun and a young woman with long dark hair stand at the front, and a man in a grey shirt holds a steel pot. Green metal truck railings and chains frame the scene. No one is identifiable as a person.2012-01-06Night-time photograph of cyclone relief distribution in a village street. A man in a cap and blue uniform stands atop a green-and-white vehicle, handing out food from its open platform. Crowds of villagers, including women in saris and a child in yellow, reach toward the truck holding steel plates and containers. A white-walled building with red Tamil lettering stands behind them under a dark sky.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06Night-time photograph of cyclone relief distribution in a rural Tamil Nadu village. A green truck with a Tamil Nadu label on its side is parked at the left, and a relief worker in an orange vest and a blue head covering stands on its bed. Women in blue and yellow saris and other dressed villagers, including children, crowd forward holding steel bowls and plates to receive food. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge, and a worker in a blue head covering and dress stands on the truck. Trees, a utility pole and a tarpaulin shelter form the background under dim light.2012-01-07A photograph of a food distribution on a village road, seen through the green metal rails of a cart. Two volunteers in white hair caps and aprons stand over a large steel pot of cooked food, one ladling it into a small pot. Around them villagers wait with steel vessels and a plate: a man in a white vest, a young man in a white shirt holding a small child in red, a woman in a dark blue top, and a girl in a checked shirt. A volunteer in a bright blue sari with embroidered flowers leans in from the right. No a person candidate is visible.2012-01-06Night-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.2012-01-04Night-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.2012-01-07