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A rural village lane in Kuttiyankuppam after the cyclone, with dry palm-frond and straw piles stacked against a weathered whitewashed wall. A woman in a red blouse and a patterned red-and-orange sari walks forward carrying a large aluminium pot balanced on her head and a steel vessel in her hand. Behind her another woman carries a pot on her head, and a young girl in a red floral dress stands in the foreground. Thatched huts and a red cloth hang on a line at the right, with dry grass and bare trees in the background.

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January 06 20122012-01-06A village street scene during cyclone relief distribution. In the foreground a woman in a floral yellow, teal and red sari with a pink blouse and silver bangles carries a steel pot of food beside a blue handcart. Behind her a crowd of women and an older man in a white shirt and checked lungi hold out steel vessels to receive food. A young girl in a patterned dress stands at right, and a thatched roof and drainage channel border the left side.2012-01-07A village street in Kuttiyankuppam after the cyclone, with a concrete road, a leaning utility pole and damaged roadside vegetation. In the foreground a woman in a teal sari with bangles carries a steel pot with a handle, walking barefoot toward the camera. Behind her an older woman in a maroon and orange sari carries a steel plate, and another woman in a yellow sari walks with a vessel on the right. Further back, several people stand near a green truck, and a figure in white is visible among them, apparently distributing food. The scene suggests a relief food distribution on the street.2012-01-06A photograph of a cyclone-damaged village street in Kuttiyankuppam, Pondicherry. A boy in a red, black and white striped polo shirt stands with his back to the camera, facing an older woman in a teal-blue striped sari and green blouse who smiles and carries a metal pot. Behind them, thatched roofs are torn and collapsed, with dried palm fronds and debris piled beside a whitewashed wall and a red-tiled house. A child in a striped shirt walks in the background, and a figure stands on a rooftop at the upper left.2012-01-06Outdoor village street after a cyclone in Kuttiyankuppam, Pondicherry. Thatched straw roofs are partly collapsed, and a man stands on a rooftop among fallen palm fronds and blue tarpaulins. A woman in a brown sari carries a metal bowl of food along a dusty concrete lane, a woman in a white and blue sari walks beside her, and an older woman wears a pink shawl. Children in pale clothes and a yellow plastic bucket appear near the houses, with stray dogs on the right.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a rural village lane with dirt path and dry cane stalks at the edge. Many women and some children crowd together carrying metal bowls and steel pots of food. Foreground woman in a red and white patterned sari holds a steel bowl of food, another in a yellow-and-red sari stands beside her, and a woman in a floral orange sari is at right. A woman wears a green-and-white checked headcloth. A white vehicle and saffron flags are visible in the background. Scene suggests a food distribution to villagers.2012-01-06A photograph of a makeshift shelter built from woven mats, a white tarpaulin and an orange cloth, set amid debris. A woman in a red sari sits on the ground beside a small child, with two blue plastic chairs in front of the shelter. Behind them lie broken timber, rubble and a fallen tree trunk, and a green plastic pot stands at the left edge. Large pale stone slabs lie in the foreground, and white buildings are visible in the background.2009-10-02Photograph of villagers walking along a dirt road in a coastal village, carrying steel cooking pots and vessels, apparently collecting relief food. In the foreground a woman in a purple saree with white dot pattern holds a steel pot and wears a bangle. Behind her a man in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a steel vessel on his head and hands. Other women in colourful sarees, a woman carrying a small child on her hip, and children in red and white clothing walk along the road. Thatched huts, a tiled-roof house, and palm trees line the street. No a person candidate is visible.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor scene at a cyclone-damaged village temple on bare earth beside palm trees and a leafless tree. A woman in a red blouse and pink shawl in the left foreground holds a metal bowl. A woman in a green sari and a woman in a light orange sari stand among children in a yellow top and blue dress, one child holding a steel plate. Behind them a brick temple shrine is wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, with white and red flags. Two white stone deity murti stand under a tree near a yellow-draped figure, and a thin pole rises at the centre. Relief distribution appears underway. No a person candidate is visible.2012-01-07A village road in cyclone-damaged Thane with palm trees broken and bare behind a lilac wall. A woman in a pink sari with a red blouse balances a large dark clay pot on her head as she walks barefoot toward a crowd. Beside her, a woman in a green sari with a magenta blouse carries a metal vessel. On the right, a large orange banner shows a portrait of a bearded figure wearing an orange turban and orange garments, with Tamil and English text reading Thane. Several people stand and queue in the background near a green vehicle, and a broom leans against a bamboo pole.2012-01-07