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Photo taken under a tarpaulin relief camp tent at a village food-distribution site. A person in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala gestures while speaking to a young man in a red polo shirt and dark trousers standing with his back to the camera. At right, a person in white dhoti with a green head cover stands at the edge of the frame. Behind them are large steel cooking pots, stacked white rice sacks, blue tarpaulin on the ground, and a wooden table, with other people working in the background among palm trees.

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Outdoor relief camp under a striped red, green and black canopy with a corrugated roof above. Two saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand on the right and centre; the one on the right wears a wristwatch and a saffron shawl. Opposite them, men in white shirts and dhotis and one in a red polo listen; one white-clad man holds papers and another wears a green surgical cap. Sacks of grain sit on the ground, a white water drum and a steel tray are on a table, and vegetables are laid on blue tarpaulin behind. Other people move about in the background.2012-01-06Outdoor relief camp under a striped canopy with red, green, purple and black panels, with palm trees and a tarpaulin behind. A man in an orange robe with a black rudraksha mala and a braided hairstyle stands in the centre, hands folded, facing a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wearing a lanyard badge. To the right, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe and dark mala stands near a steel tray and tables. On the left, a man in a white dhoti with a green head covering and a gold-bordered cloth stands near a man in a red polo shirt and dark trousers. Behind them, a food-distribution area with sacks, metal pots and people in white and orange clothing.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A relief camp under an open tent with a corrugated metal roof and a red, green and black striped canopy. A woman with hair pulled back wears a saffron-orange sari and a long rudraksha mala, standing at the centre with her hands together. To her left a man in white shirt and white trousers with a white head covering and an ID lanyard stands beside a table of produce. Sacks of rice or grain are stacked on the ground and large water bottles sit on a side table. Another person in orange clothing stands at the right edge, and a few people in white and orange are visible in the background among trucks and palm trees. No swami identity is established from appearance alone; the central figure is described by role and clothing.2012-01-06Outdoor relief camp under a striped and patterned canopy with a red, green and purple border. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a gold-edged hem and a dark bead mala stands looking off to the right, with a bare upper body on one side. Beside him to the right, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread stands with arms folded. Behind them, large steel cooking vessels and pots sit on the ground while people in white and cloth wraps move among sacks of rice and a blue tarpaulin. Hanging fabric and a red plastic chair complete the open-air kitchen setting.2012-01-06Outdoor relief camp under a tarpaulin canopy striped in red, green and black. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and shawl with yellow border and a wrist band stands at the right. Beside him, a man in orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala raises his hand while speaking. On the left, a man in white shirt and dhoti wears a white head covering and a lanyard. Behind them, white plastic water drums, sacks and bundles are stacked, with other people moving in the background. The scene reflects cyclone relief work and volunteer service.2012-01-06Outdoor relief camp under a striped canvas awning with a blue tarpaulin roof and bamboo poles. Several men stand in a group: on the left a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a green head covering; a man in a red polo shirt; a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a white cap; in the centre a young man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala; on the right a bald man in saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala and a man in white dhoti with a gold bangle. A man in white shirt crouches in the foreground beside sacks and white water containers. Behind, volunteers in surgical caps and masks work among stacked bags of supplies.2012-01-06A photograph of a relief camp under a corrugated metal roof beside a striped purple-and-green awning. A man in a saffron-orange robe with his hair swept back stands on a raised platform, extending one arm outward. A man in white ritual clothes works at a table covered with folded cloth and bags, and a cameraman in a red Puma t-shirt films the scene with a video camera. Large steaming pots and sacks of supplies sit in the foreground, with people in white and a woman in a green head covering in the background.2012-01-03January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor relief camp under a corrugated metal roof with a red and orange patterned cloth hanging on the left. A shaved-headed monk in an orange robe stands in the centre gesturing as he talks. A woman in a white sari with a long braid and dark beaded necklace stands in the foreground beside a man in a white shirt, and a man in white with a checked cloth over his shoulder faces the group. Behind them, people stand and walk among tables and metal containers, with a green-shirted man and women in saris in the background.2012-01-04Outdoor relief kitchen under a striped purple, green and white canvas awning with a corrugated roof over a veranda. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a low concrete ledge at right, one arm raised and pointing toward the cooking area. Nearby, workers in white head-cloths and light clothing stir large aluminium cooking pots over portable gas burners and red LPG cylinders. Steel basins and buckets sit on the ground, with palm trees and a crowd visible in the background.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04