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A photograph of an outdoor annadaan food distribution in a village street. A white vehicle with a painted peacock-and-lamp design is parked at the left, and villagers reach up with steel bowls and plates toward a person standing on its rear platform. A large orange banner behind them shows a painted figure with a red-orange head covering and Tamil lettering. Crowded people in saris, shirts and lungis press forward, including women in pink, teal and yellow sarees and young children. Green-painted houses and palm fronds frame the scene.

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January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph of villagers queuing at a roadside to receive food from a vehicle decorated with an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A man in white clothes and a green cap stands on the vehicle handing out food, while another man in a yellow shirt and a man in a checked shirt pass out containers. Women in yellow, red, pink and teal saris and children crowd forward holding steel plates and bowls held up to receive food. Palm trees and a plain pale green house stand behind, with a concrete building to the left.2012-01-04A photograph of villagers crowding around a white van with an orange banner on its side during a relief distribution in a village. Many people hold out metal plates and bowls with both hands, reaching up toward the van bed where a man in a white shirt and checked lungi stands on the vehicle. Women in saris, including older women with grey hair, and children in shorts and a red shirt press forward. Green-walled houses and palm trees are behind them, and the banner is partly legible as relief work for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2012-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a food distribution at a roadside relief point in a crowded village street. A blue metal frame on a vehicle bears a Tamil slogan, and orange flags flank it. A man in a white sleeveless vest and white dhoti stands on the blue structure reaching down to ladle food from a large container into steel bowls held up by a crowd. A woman in a pink and peach patterned sari holds a steel bowl at left. Children and adults press forward, including a girl in a teal top and a boy in a red striped shirt.2012-01-04A photograph of a crowded food distribution beside a blue and white truck under coconut palm fronds. Many villagers, mostly men, women and children, reach upward with steel plates, bowls and pots to receive food. Several boys stand on the truck's side rails. A woman in an orange sari and an older woman in a white sari are among those reaching for food. The scene reads as an annadanam relief distribution.2012-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesA street-side food distribution in a village lane. A man in a green hairnet and white shirt and another man in a cream shirt hold out steel bowls and vessels while a younger man in a striped shirt reaches forward. Women and children gather with hands raised to receive food: a woman in a yellow patterned blouse balances a large steel pot on her head, a woman in a pale blue sari with a long braid, and a small shirtless boy in pink shorts. A smiling man in a white shirt stands at left, and another man in white stands at right. Whitewashed buildings, palm fronds and a blue gate frame the scene.2012-01-04Night-time food distribution in a village lane lined with thatched huts and a plain wall. A truck bed with blue slatted sides is loaded with large steel vessels, and a man in a light blue shirt stands on it passing out containers. Many villagers crowd forward with steel plates and bowls raised, including women in saris and older women with grey hair, and children reaching up. Orange flags are fixed to the truck. On the right, a young man with a white tilak on his forehead and a light orange cloth draped over his shoulders holds a plate of food.2012-01-04Cyclone relief distribution on a dusty road beside palm trees. A truck with an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and a Tamil line below it has volunteers in white caps and shirts handing out supplies from its bed. A crowd of women in colourful saris, including one in pink and green and another in blue and black, press toward the truck with plates and containers while boys in checked shirts stand at the front. A green minibus is parked to the right and a small child in red stands at the far right edge.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesNight photograph of a narrow village lane where people queue with steel bowls and pots to receive food from a small truck. A large steel cooking vessel sits in the truck bed, and two orange flags are mounted on the vehicle. Men in shirts and lungis hand out food from the truck while women in saris and younger children crowd closer, holding out their bowls. A man in a checked shirt stands prominently at left. Green and blue house walls frame the street. The scene shows community food distribution, with no identifiable a person present.2012-01-04