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A 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.

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January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor 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.2012-01-06A flood relief distribution in a dusty courtyard beside a pink-tiled building. A large crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis or lungis stands around an open truck loaded with cardboard cartons and sacks. A man in a white shirt and red cap leans into the truck bed, while another man in white hands a yellow carton to a crowd member. Several people in the background sit or stand near the building doorways. No identifiable ritual or a person presence is visible.Outdoor 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 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.2012-01-06Outdoor cyclone relief distribution in a coastal village. Villagers crowd a truck decorated with an orange banner reading relief work. Women in saris and a girl in pink with a green cap stand on the truck bed handing out food from metal trays and containers. Boys in shorts and a red shirt hold a plate of food in the foreground, while men wrap cloths over their shoulders and lungis at right. Palm trees and a pale concrete wall form the background under bright sky.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of flood relief distribution on a muddy dirt lane in Sindhanur, Karnataka. Men in white shirts and dhotis hand out items to a crowd of villagers, including children in a green shirt and in pink and flowered dresses. Behind them stand a pink-and-orange concrete building, a white van, makeshift tarpaulin shelters and piles of debris. A cardboard box sits on a low concrete ledge at left, and a puddle lies in the foreground.A photograph of a relief distribution in a damaged village area. A man in a white shirt and white hair net stands at left, handing out food in foil containers to a crowd of villagers reaching forward with outstretched hands. A woman in an orange and yellow sari stands in the background near crumbling concrete walls and debris. Many people, mostly men, boys and women, press together in the foreground.2012-01-06September 2006 - Sindhanur flood reliefA crowded outdoor relief distribution in a dusty street beside a red-brick building and a blue-and-white vehicle. Several men in white shirts and lungis carry stacked cardboard boxes on their heads and shoulders, one man in a cream shirt lifting a box overhead, while a young man in a white shirt with a cloth draped over his shoulder bends forward. A large bare arm with a tied wrist cord reaches in from the upper left edge of the frame. Bright daylight, power lines and trees appear in the background.Outdoor photo at a village relief camp in Kuttiyankuppam with bare red earth underfoot. Green plastic trays holding medicine bottles, blister packs, boxes and cartons sit on wooden stools in the foreground, with more supplies in red and blue containers behind. Around the table, a group of about ten villagers, including a man in a purple striped shirt with a pendant, a young man in a red polo, a boy in an orange shirt, a girl in a pink dress and women in saris, look on. On the right, a man in plain white dhoti with a yellow-bordered wrap stands with his back to the camera.2012-01-06