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Outdoor relief distribution in a cyclone-damaged village street with crumbling walls and rubble beside a lane. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and a white hairnet-style cap, with a black beaded necklace, stands beside a red and orange banner and cardboard boxes of medicine and supplies on a table. Two men in white dhoti-style clothing with gold-bordered cloth, one with a shaved head and a topknot and a red-beaded necklace, watch the distribution. A volunteer in an orange shirt and a woman in red help hand out packets while other villagers in checked shirts and blue plaid stand nearby. Bright daylight, palm trees and pink and beige houses in the background.

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January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a coastal village street beside a stone wall, with cardboard boxes and plastic bags of supplies on a wooden bench at left. A hanging orange banner shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair, next to Tamil script. At centre, a woman in a pink sari hands items from a table of packaged goods to a woman in white. Several women in saris, one in an orange-red blouse, stand in the foreground facing the table, and small boats and people are visible in the background. No person is confidently identified as a person; the banner portrait is a printed depiction, and the saffron-robed figure's appearance is uncertain.2012-01-06Outdoor medical relief camp by a seafront in a coastal village, with a stone wall at right and the sea visible behind. A crowd of villagers, many women in orange and yellow saris and children, gathers at a table laden with boxes of medicine strips, bottles and packets. A shirtless man with a closely shaved head wears a white dhoti with a golden border and bends over the table handing out supplies, while a woman in a yellow and orange floral kurta and teal dupatta sorts items. A large orange banner on the wall shows a smiling portrait of a saffron-turbaned man, with Tamil and English text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Cardboard boxes, plastic bags and a bowl of dried fruit sit on the table.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution on a debris-strewn street after a cyclone. A small white pickup truck has a large orange banner showing a smiling man with a shaved head and orange turban beside Tamil text and English words reading Thare cyclone. Several men in white dhotis with ash-marked foreheads and rudraksha malas stand near the truck; one hands a small packet to a woman in an orange and yellow patterned sari with a hair clip. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a grey top with a green head covering work near palm-thatch walls. A scooter rider and a child in an orange dress are at the edge of the frame, with damaged trees and buildings in the background.2012-01-03January 06 20122012-01-06January 03 20122012-01-03A photo of a cyclone relief medical camp on a dusty village lane lined with damaged concrete walls and a overturned blue boat. Several men and a small boy crowd around a folding table stacked with boxes and trays of medicine bottles, blister packs and tablets. In the foreground a man in a red and black tracksuit sorts supplies while a man in a blue checked shirt and cream lungi bends over the table. On the right a man in a striped shirt lifts a large cardboard box marked INFCON and fragile symbols. Some workers wear white head covers. Scattered debris and damaged houses fill the background under a bright sky.2012-01-06January 03 20122012-01-03Outdoor relief camp in a coastal village street after a cyclone. A medical camp table with a seated older man in white shirt and glasses working at papers, and a young woman in white beside him. A shirtless man in white dhoti stands at the center among villagers, with a man in a red shirt. Crowd of villagers, including elderly men in checked lungis and older women, gathers near cardboard boxes of supplies and plastic bags. Concrete walls, boats on the left, and houses in the background under a clear sky.2012-01-06A relief distribution on a debris-strewn street after a cyclone. A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and beaded necklace, stands at the back of a small yellow truck passing out packets to women. Nearby, a woman in green and orange sari reaches out, and a woman in red sari with gold earrings stands beside a bicycle. A woman in a light blue headcover and white-clad staff wearing green hair nets help hand out supplies. An orange banner with Tamil text is attached to the truck. Damaged houses and scattered debris line the road behind them.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 07 20122012-01-07