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A roadside food distribution in a village lane lined with palm trees. A group of schoolchildren in white shirts and dark skirts or shorts stand in a line holding leaf plates and bowls of cooked food; several girls wear red hair ribbons. Behind them a small blue-and-white truck with an orange banner is being unloaded by adults, and a red van is parked further down the road. A woman in a light blue sari stands at the right edge. Several children are visible, roughly six to twenty people in total.

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Outdoor relief distribution in a village lane shaded by trees, with a small white truck decorated with an orange banner and orange flag behind the crowd. Children in white school shirts and dark skirts or shorts, some barefoot, hold up steel plates and bowls of food to be served. An elderly man in a striped shirt and an older woman in white stand near the line, and a young woman in a blue sari with a flowered border stands at the right edge. Thatched roofs and palm trees are visible in the background. The orange banner carries partially legible printed text.2012-01-06Outdoor photo of children receiving food on a village road in daylight. Several schoolchildren in white shirts and dark skirts or shorts hold foil or paper plates of rice. A man in a blue shirt stands on a truck bed handing out food, and other adults crowd nearby. Behind them a truck carries a red and orange banner with a printed portrait and Tamil text. Palm trees and a small tiled building are in the background.2012-01-06Outdoor village relief scene on a dusty lane lined with palm trees and a thatched hut. A crowd of villagers, many children in white school uniforms and adults in saris and lungis, queues and gathers around a truck with a blue tarpaulin. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand in the crowd; a man in a blue shirt climbs on the truck and a man in a green cap and white outfit reaches up from the truck bed. A woman in a red sari on the left carries a plate of food, and an older man in a red turban stands at right. This appears to be an annadaan food distribution during a relief camp.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution on a village lane under trees, with a blue-painted vehicle at the back. A man in a blue t-shirt and light trousers leans over the truck bed while a man in a white shirt and green cap hands out food. Beside them stand an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a man in a striped shirt and a woman in a red sari with orange border holding a steel plate. Several school-aged children in white uniforms, some with red hair ribbons, crowd forward holding steel plates and bowls to receive food. Houses, palm trees and an orange flag are visible behind the vehicle.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04Relief distribution on a roadside after a cyclone. Two men in white uniforms and head coverings stand on the flatbed of an orange-brown truck, ladling food from pots into bowls held by a line of villagers. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red border, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, stands at left directing the line. Women in colourful saris and a girl in a yellow frilled dress and a girl in orange with a flower garland hold bowls and a steel container. Bent palm trees and fallen branches line the road. A banner on the truck shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure, and the scene is a relief meal under the windy sky.2012-01-06Outdoor village street scene under tall palm and shade trees, with a thatched hut at left and a utility pole. A blue food-serving vehicle with orange flags stands in the middle of the road, where a man in a white coat and green cap ladles food from a pot while another man in a blue shirt lifts a white sack. Crowds of villagers surround it: women in saris and dhavanis, adults in white shirts and checked lungis, and many children, one boy in a green shirt smiling at the front and a small child being held on a hip. The scene shows an annadaan food distribution in a village lane.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07A crowd of villagers queues at a blue food truck for annadan during a relief distribution. Men in white shirts and a man in a blue shirt handle steel bowls and serving vessels at the truck's side, while a man in a green cap and a man in a white shirt work near the open truck bed. Many children, including girls with long braids, hair ribbons and teal, red and light green dresses, hold out metal bowls and plates. A woman in a green sari stands among them. A makeshift shelter with a white tarp and roadside debris sits at the right edge, and a printed banner is behind the truck.2012-01-04January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesOutdoor relief distribution on a village street lined with palm trees and white walls. A green truck with slatted sides stands behind the crowd, carrying bags. Women in turquoise and blue saris and a woman in a dark green sari with a red bindi hand out yellow food portions on plates. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in the crowd, and children in ordinary clothes gather in front, watching the distribution.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copies