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Night-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.

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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.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A 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.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Night-time photo of cyclone relief food distribution beside a rusted metal gate or truck tailgate. Volunteers in green hairnets and white shirts serve food from the vehicle while a dense crowd of men, women and children holds out steel plates and bowls. A man in a checked shirt holds a plate of yellow rice. Women in sarees, including one in red with a braid, stand at the front of the queue, and dim lights illuminate the scene.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07Night-time photograph of a crowded food distribution at a village in Pondicherry during cyclone relief. A green-painted truck with a leaf emblem stands at the left. A man in a green checked shirt and white dhoti stands on the truck and serves food from a steel plate, while a worker in a striped shirt and green head covering leans in beside him. A large crowd of villagers presses forward with outstretched hands, reaching for food, and a steel pot is held up at the right. No swami or ritual figure is visible in the scene.2012-01-06Night photo of a relief distribution at a truck. A yellow-and-green truck with a lotus painting on its side has people climbing into its open bed, and a man in a blue shirt holds a metal pot over the side. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt wears a green surgical cap and raises an arm toward the truck. A woman in a sleeveless orange floral top with a yellow flower in her hair and a girl in a teal kurta with a long braid face the truck, along with a child at the bottom edge. The truck's green crossbar carries Tamil script. The setting is dark, with only the vehicle and figures lit.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.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07Cyclone relief distribution in a village street beside thatched huts. A green vehicle with a tall rail and a blue tarpaulin stands in front of a thatched roof. Two men on the vehicle, wearing white caps and white shirts, hand out food from large metal pots. A crowd of women in colourful saris, including red, orange, pink and blue, stand close together holding steel plates and bowls. Several children, some in pastel dresses, stand near the front. An orange flag is fixed to the vehicle, and a utility pole stands at the right edge.2012-01-07