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Outdoor relief-distribution scene under a striped red, green and white canopy. A shaven-headed man in orange robes with a sash, holding a video camera, films the activity at left. Several people carry large green-and-white sacks of rice on their shoulders, including a man in a checked lungi and a woman in a red patterned top with a long braid. Other volunteers in white shirts and white head covers stand near metal pots and water cans, and a woman in an orange sari with a black beaded necklace stands at right. Blue tarpaulins and stacked food packets lie on the ground, and a yellow van is parked behind the tent.

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A photograph of an outdoor relief or food-distribution site under striped canvas awnings and palm trees. Several men carry large bags of rice or grain on their heads and shoulders across dirt ground. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with folded arms at right, and another in a white shirt and white dhoti walks at left. A man in a checked shirt and white lungi carries a sack on his head near centre. Stacked white plastic water jugs sit on a table at right, and a blue truck is parked behind. A cable runs along the ground and a small orange flag flies at the right edge. No identifiable a person is visible.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of a food-service tent with a colourful patterned canopy in red, green, and purple stripes. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala, photographs with a camera, while others around him crowd in, some holding cameras. A man in a grey checked shirt with a towel over his shoulder and a green hairnet stands in the centre. On the right, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala serves from a large steel pot, with another saffron-robed helper beside him. Steel vessels and pans sit on the ground, and a green hairnet covers the head of one man at left.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food-distribution camp under a striped canvas awning with a patterned top cover. In the foreground, a large stainless steel cooking pot sits on the dirt ground. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala walks at centre, accompanied by a bald man in orange to the left. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white head cloth and an orange cloth bag on his back walks past. Behind, workers in white head caps and aprons handle large sacks and pots, one man carrying a sack on his head, while others stand near cooking vessels at a makeshift kitchen. Palm trees and a tiled building are visible in the background.2012-01-04A photograph of a relief distribution under a corrugated tin shelter with a striped blue, green and white awning. A figure in orange and saffron robes with long dark hair stands on a raised platform, holding out an orange cloth toward a crowd of outstretched hands. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, a bald man in an orange shawl at left, women in white saris and a woman in a teal hair net and mask stand among bundled belongings and bags. The scene appears to be a cyclone relief or towel distribution. A figure in orange and saffron with long hair, shown offering cloth, matches the page's a person cues, so this is a probable in-person candidate.2012-01-03January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor 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 taken under a corrugated roof at a relief distribution site, with a striped tent canopy and palm trees beyond. A figure in a long orange-saffron robe with a loose orange shawl stands on a raised step at centre, reaching down toward a pile of folded cloth and boxes. Around them, women in white blouses, pastel and checked skirts, and a woman in a green head covering and colourful patterned wrap bend over bundles. A man in white stands at the back, and a camera operator is visible at the lower left.2012-01-03Outdoor 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 food distribution under a colourful striped canopy beside palm trees. Several men in white shirts and white hair-net caps stand at a truck with an orange banner; a small group of villagers, including two young boys in checked lungis and a woman in a white sari with green border, wait in line. Stainless steel pots and a steel tiffin stand on a table at right, and a large portrait banner of a smiling saffron-robed figure hangs at upper left.2012-01-04