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Outdoor relief camp under a striped awning beside palm trees in a village lane, apparently following cyclone damage. Men in white shirts and white head caps sit at folding tables with papers, a laptop and a clipboard, one table marked with a card numbered 209. Stacked white sacks of supplies lie on a blue tarp at left. Villagers in saris and salwar kameez queue beside a small green truck and a pale van, and an orange flag hangs from a vehicle at right. A purple banner with printed text hangs in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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Outdoor relief kitchen under open tarpaulin awnings and striped canopies at a camp in a village setting. Volunteers in white head coverings and aprons chop and cook, stirring large steel pots on blue tarps. Heaps of green vegetables, tomatoes, ginger and sacks of grain lie on the ground. Seated volunteers in white shirts, one wearing a numbered badge reading 209, sit at folding chairs with papers and bags nearby.2012-01-06Outdoor food-distribution area under striped purple, green and white canopy tarps strung between metal poles, with palm trees behind and a white building at right. Volunteers in white clothes and white caps stand and sit at steel vessels and tubs of food. A woman in a white sari stands at left serving, beside a person in saffron-orange robes. Men in white shirts and grey or orange-brown lungis stand in the sandy yard, and a man at right in a white shirt holds a phone. Several people sit cross-legged under the tents. The scene suggests an annadhan meal service.2012-01-04Outdoor relief distribution scene in a village beside palm trees and a bare tree after a storm. Several trucks, including a blue-sided flatbed and a green-sided lorry, are parked under a corrugated shelter and a striped awning. Orange flags stand on poles and an orange banner hangs on a truck. Many villagers, mostly men in white shirts, dhotis and lungis, stand and walk on dirt ground, while a few women in saris and children gather near a wire-mesh gate. Some men wear light green head cloths. No single individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-01-06A photograph of an open-air relief camp under a corrugated metal roof on poles, with a sandy ground and palm trees behind. Many large steel cooking pots and vessels line a long preparation counter where produce such as green bananas, tomatoes and onions is laid out. Volunteers in white kurtas and white or green hairnets work at the counter, while a man in a blue striped shirt with a lanyard holds paperwork. Other people walk through the crowded area, and colourful striped awnings shade stalls at the back. The scene reflects annadaan food service at a volunteer camp.2012-01-06Open-sided relief camp kitchen under a corrugated metal roof with bamboo poles and striped cloth canopies. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing green or white head caps, work around steel cooking pots and large vessels with smoke rising. Piles of green coconuts and vegetables sit on sacks in the centre. A man in a white shirt stands at a folding table with a laptop, and a man in a yellow-and-white striped shirt stands nearby. Orange plastic chairs and gas cylinders line the foreground. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2012-01-06Outdoor relief-kitchen scene on a dirt ground with a corrugated-metal roofed shelter at right and several large black cooking pots and pans on the grass and dirt. A group of men in white shirts, white dhotis and green hair-nets or caps, one carrying an orange flag on a pole, stand near a truck. Coconut palms and storm-damaged bare trees stand behind, with motorbikes and a white SUV parked to the left. Women in saris stand at right near a serving area.2012-01-04Outdoor relief-work scene on a sandy, dusty lane beside tall coconut palms, with a striped tent canopy at left and right. A cluster of about eight men in white kurtas and dhotis, several wearing green and white hairnets or surgical caps, stand around a green-painted wooden cart or stall. A small orange flag is raised on a pole, and a scooter and bags of supplies sit near the cart. Several white-clad men are working food or relief distribution, with an orange-robed man at the right edge and a man in an ID lanyard standing by a canopy pole. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person.2012-01-04A covered outdoor food-preparation area at a relief camp, with a corrugated metal roof supported by wooden posts and palm trees behind. Women wearing blue head coverings and aprons sit on the ground sorting and cutting vegetables, including piles of white cabbage, green beans, carrots and purple onions spread on blue tarpaulins and sacks. Large steel cooking pots and vessels line the right side, and several men in white clothes stand among them. A green pickup truck and orange banners appear in the background. The scene shows a large communal cooking operation for annadaan.2012-01-06A photograph of a cyclone relief site outdoors under overcast skies with palm trees. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with an orange head cloth sits on a stool holding a mobile phone, while a man in a red polo shirt and green hairnet kneels beside him, working on an open laptop balanced on a low table. Behind them, men in white dhotis and green head coverings stand near a blue truck, and a man in an orange robe stands at left. On the right, two men in white dhotis and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand near a steel pot and a table of food preparation. A torn tent canopy with red trim and a rope are visible at the top right. The scene reflects relief and food distribution work.2012-01-03An open-air relief kitchen under a corrugated metal awning at a village camp. Volunteers in white kurtas and white hairnets prepare food, working over large steel pots and vats, while piles of green vegetables, tomatoes and onions lie on a metal counter. Several people in white clothes and green caps stand among the cooking stations, and a coloured striped canopy and palm trees are visible behind. A camera bag and an open notebook sit on a table in the foreground. Several more people in white and blue shirts with lanyards move through the scene.2012-01-06An outdoor relief kitchen under a large tarpaulin canopy supported by bamboo poles. Many people in white clothes and pale green hair caps work at long tables and cooking stations, preparing food in large metal pots and steel vessels. Heaps of green limes or small fruit, red vegetables and sacks of grain are piled on blue tarpaulins. A man in white shirt and trousers stands in the centre holding a video camera, while others sit on plastic chairs cutting produce. Palm trees and striped tents stand in the background.2012-01-06A photograph of a relief distribution set up under a corrugated metal roof beside a storm-damaged area with bare, broken palm and tree trunks. A young monk in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on an orange plastic chair, holding up a folded white cloth. Beside him a man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti bends over a table; other workers wear white or blue hair nets and white shirts, and a man in a white vest stands at right. Steel pots and food packets sit on tables, and a cameraman with a large video camera is at the left edge. The setting suggests cyclone relief work.2012-01-04