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Volunteers serve food from the back of a yellow truck during an annadaan relief distribution. A man with grey hair in a white dhoti and shirt leans over metal trays, spooning food, while a woman in a dark blue top and a woman in teal with a hairnet and gloves assist. A standing man in a striped shirt and white dhoti holds a plate. Several people reach forward from below: an elderly woman in a green blouse with a blue shawl, a woman in a pink checked top, and others with hair in buns. The truck has blue slatted sides and a yellow body. Food pieces are scattered on the metal tray.

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January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a village street, with a green-and-white painted truck tailgate in the foreground. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis, one wearing a white hairnet, stand on the tailgate serving food from a large steel pot into a lavender plastic basin. A woman with long dark hair, a red hair clip, gold bangles and a patterned sari holds out a metal bowl with rice to receive food. An elderly man in a white shirt and green hairnet stands at left watching, and children with braided hair are visible at the right edge. Behind them stands a whitewashed concrete building with barred windows and overhead wires. The annadaan food service in the village is captioned as Kuttiyankuppam village.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution on a village street in Kuttiyankuppam after a cyclone. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the back of a vehicle with a large black cooking pot, serving food to children. A man in white with a white head covering crouches on the vehicle edge handing out food, while an older man in white shirt and green head cover watches at left. Children in striped and blue shirts and a girl in a peach dress reach for food in foil containers. Palm trees and a white building with green door are behind.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor relief distribution on a dirt road beside a rubbish heap. Volunteers in white clothes and head coverings serve food from the back of a green-railed truck, ladling yellow food from a large dark pot into bowls on a metal tray. A man in white and a woman in a teal sari and head covering lean over the truck bed. Villagers gather around, including a boy in a yellow shirt holding a bowl, a girl in a blue top, and a man in a white shirt. A man in a white shirt holding a camera stands at the right, and a motorcycle is parked nearby.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesNight-time photo of volunteers serving food at an annadaan relief distribution in a dark rural village setting. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white head covering leans over a large metal pot of cooked rice, while a woman in a red blouse and patterned white garment stoops over another pot. A man in a pink shirt and a woman with a light scarf stand or sit beside a steel vessel and ladle. Several women wearing sarees and head cloths watch from the background, and a tarpaulin shelter hangs in the dark. Hair nets and white caps are worn by several volunteers.2012-01-06A roadside annadaan distribution in a village lane lined with palm trees. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands on the edge of a large metal cooking vessel mounted on a truck and serves food. Beside him a man in a white shirt and hairnet ladles food. Several children and a young girl in a peach dupatta hold out paper plates to receive food. An older man in a white shirt and green hairnet stands at left watching. A man in a blue shirt stands on the truck behind them, and a bare wall with climbing vines is at right.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06