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Night photo of relief work on a yellow truck bed painted with palm-tree and sailboat scenes. A man in white kurta and white pants with a rudraksha mala and glasses stands at left, one hand raised to his mouth, and wears a light-green cap and clear gloves. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and a red bindi wears a green cap and gloves. Another woman in an orange top and green cap stands behind them. A black cooking pot sits on the truck bed, and an orange flag with a logo hangs over the side. The truck is marked SSS COACH and carries Tamil lettering.

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Night photo of a yellow truck with a green-slatted rear, its tailgate painted with a sunset palm scene and a sailboat, and decal lettering reading STOP SOUND HORN. Three people stand in its bed, all wearing light green hair caps: a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a beaded mala at left, a second man in white holding a saffron-orange cloth, and two women in saree, one in a pink-and-red print and one in white with a gold border. A mesh-covered crate sits in the truck bed. Motorcycles and a utility pole are visible in the dark background.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03Night photograph of a relief-distribution scene beside a dark roadside lined with palms. A yellow goods vehicle with an open cargo bed is parked on the road, labelled with a SS Coach sticker and a registration plate reading PY01BF7904. Inside the truck bed, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse, both wearing light blue hair caps and clear gloves, stand near a blue-panelled container and a red flag. Another woman in white and a man in a blue-and-white striped shirt with a checked lungi stand in the foreground. Four people are visible, and none are identifiable as a person from their appearance.2012-01-03Night photo of a food distribution at a relief site on a yellow vehicle with a blue panel and a painted sailboat decal. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a yellow blouse, wearing a green hair net and clear plastic gloves, holds two packets of food. Beside her a woman in a white sari and white shawl wears a mala and stands near an orange flag. Another woman in a floral blouse and green cap stands behind. A man in a white shirt with a mala looks on at left, and a man in a white shirt sits at right. A man in white is partly visible at bottom left.2012-01-03Night-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 photograph of an annadan food distribution. A grey-haired man in a white shirt hands a packet of food to a woman in an orange floral saree and gold bangle. Behind them a yellow auto-rickshaw with a painted sailboat panel holds white-clad volunteers in green head caps and masks; a woman in a red-bordered saree stands on the vehicle. A man in a white shirt and beaded mala stands at left.2012-01-03A photograph of a yellow truck loaded with relief supplies at night. A man in a white shirt with a green surgical head cover stands at left with a thin rudraksha-style cord visible at his neck. In the centre, a person in a white dhoti with a gold border and a green head cover bends over the truck bed, handling plastic packages. Another person in white stands behind on the green slatted truck bed. The truck's side reads a Tamil slogan about rain water and drinking water, with a painted sailboat and seagulls on the panel. Text on the lower door reads Sousad and Hindu-style lettering. Orange and red fabric hangs at the right edge.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesA relief distribution on a debris-strewn street after a cyclone. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and beaded necklace, stands at the back of a small yellow truck passing out packets to women. Nearby, a woman in green and orange sari reaches out, and a woman in red sari with gold earrings stands beside a bicycle. A woman in a light blue headcover and white-clad staff wearing green hair nets help hand out supplies. An orange banner with Tamil text is attached to the truck. Damaged houses and scattered debris line the road behind them.2012-01-03January 06 20122012-01-06