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Photograph of villagers crowding around the side of a green and white three-wheeler utility truck to receive food during a relief distribution. Several people reach up with steel plates and bowls to collect rice from the vehicle's open side. In the foreground an older woman with grey hair wears a lime-green blouse and a purple floral-print cloth draped over her shoulders. Beside her a woman in a red sari reaches forward. A man in a checked shirt stands at left. On the right, a large orange vertical banner shows a smiling figure wearing an orange turban and orange robes, with Tamil script printed on it. The scene is a food distribution (annadaan) at a relief camp.

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A photograph of a roadside food distribution in a village after a cyclone. A crowd of villagers, many women in blue and orange saris and some in headscarves, gather around large metal vessels of food on the left, while children hold steel bowls and cups. A man in a green-striped shirt stands on the back of a white three-wheeler vehicle decorated with a large orange banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban and robe. Dry palm-thatch huts and palm trees line the dusty road. A man in a blue-and-white checked shirt stands at right in the foreground, and a shirtless boy in checked shorts stands at centre. The banner's figure is a depiction, not a physically present person.2012-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07A photograph of a crowd gathered around a green relief vehicle on a dirt road beside thatched huts. A man in a white shirt stands on the truck's green railing and hands out food from metal vessels. Villagers press forward holding steel pots and bowls, including a woman in a yellow sari in the lower right and a woman in purple in the middle. A large orange banner on the truck reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and shows a portrait of a figure in an orange turban and robes, labelled in the banner text as the cyclone relief effort. The scene is cyclone relief distribution.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesA roadside relief distribution in a village street. A white van stands at left with a green leaf logo on its side and a large orange banner behind it showing a smiling man in orange with long hair, labelled as Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A girl in a green top and red beads holds a plate of rice, and a younger girl in an orange dress holds a plate and a steel tumbler. A woman in a red blouse carries a toddler on her hip, another woman in a blue sari bends forward, and men in white dhotis and shirts stand nearby with a steel vessel and paper plates of food.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor photo of villagers receiving food from a metal cooking pot at an annadaan relief distribution in a village. An elderly woman with grey hair in a mustard-yellow blouse and red-checked shawl holds a steel bowl of rice. A young boy in a cream patterned shirt holds an aluminium pot toward her. A woman in a pink and red sari stands behind, and a man with a moustache is partly visible at the left edge. A concrete ledge, a pile of dry sticks and a bamboo fence form the background. No identifiable a person appears in the frame.2012-01-06Relief distribution on a dirt village road beside palm trees and a green-walled house. A small white pickup truck carries a large orange banner showing a smiling saffron-robed figure wearing an orange turban, with the text Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Work. Women and girls in saris and salwar kameez crowd at the truck bed holding steel pots and bowls while a volunteer in a teal top and white head covering serves food from large vessels. A person in white and saffron stands on the truck near the banner, wearing a teal head covering and holding an orange flag. The scene reflects cyclone relief food distribution.2012-01-06Overhead view of cyclone relief food distribution from an orange flatbed truck. Volunteers in white clothes with green and blue hair nets and face masks serve food from large steel pots and trays in the truck bed. A line of people, including women in saris and children, holds out steel plates and bowls to receive food. A banner on the truck side shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a saffron turban above Tamil text. Two-wheelers and a concrete wall are in the background.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copies