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Photograph of villagers receiving food from a yellow and white painted relief truck beside a thatched hut. A young girl in a blue patterned top with white flowers in her braid holds a steel bowl, and a younger girl in a light blue top and blue skirt reaches toward the truck. An older woman in a pink top stands at the side of the truck, and a man in a striped shirt hands items from the back. The truck side bears a painted namaste hand graphic and the word Horn, with a tag in Tamil reading roughly welcome. Dried palm thatch is stacked to the left.

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January 06 20122012-01-06A roadside relief scene where several men in white shirts and lungis stand on the open back of a yellow truck, serving food from steel pots into bowls held out by villagers. Women in blue, green and orange saris and a young girl in a blue patterned dress with flowers in her hair stand at the truck's side, with a thatched hut and palm trees behind. The truck's yellow side panel carries a faded painted logo.2012-01-06Two young girls stand in a village street holding steel bowls of food, one in a white top with a pink-trimmed skirt and one in a light green sleeveless top with a long braid and green ribbon. Behind them a yellow truck with a bright orange banner stands beside a volunteer in a white head covering and face mask ladling food from its tailgate. Other women in colourful saris stand nearby, and coconut palms and thatched huts line the dusty road under a blue sky.2012-01-07Outdoor village scene beside a thatched straw hut with dried palm-leaf roof. A white flatbed truck with slatted sides and blue-patterned trim stands on a dirt road, and a man in a white shirt and checked lungi stands on its bed passing steel bowls down to villagers. Several children in pink, red, yellow and striped shirts crowd near the truck, and an older woman in a purple blouse and patterned sari stands in the centre holding a bowl. On the left an elderly woman in a blue blouse and orange sari stands by the hut. A man in a plaid shirt and checked lungi watches at the right edge. Trees and a green building appear in the background. No deity, ritual setting or a person candidate is visible.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Photograph of a village street scene during relief distribution. A blue-sided truck stands at left, with two workers in green surgical-style caps and light blue coats leaning over its open back, one handling items. A man in a striped polo shirt stands beside the truck. Around them a group of villagers gathers, mostly women and girls in saris and salwar kameez, including a woman in a green patterned sari, a girl in a purple skirt and gold-trimmed top, and girls with long braids in yellow, pink and turquoise. A three-storey concrete house and a thatched hut with a red wire fence stand behind, with a small saffron flag on a pole at left.2012-01-06 +1 copiesA photograph of relief food distribution at a rural village site in Tamil Nadu. Two women in colourful saris, one in a yellow floral sari and one in red and orange, reach up to take food packets from a yellow truck. A volunteer in a white head cap and orange-saffron top stands in the open back of the truck handing out packets, while another volunteer in a teal kurta and white cap leans from the cab. Dry trees and a pile of sacks stand behind. A banner on the truck shows a saffron-clad figure and a Tamil label; the truck reads Sound Horn.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a village street beside a thatched hut with dried palm and bamboo. A white and yellow truck with blue painted trim and an ornate deity figure on its tailgate is loaded with people. A man in a white shirt and checked lungi stands at the tailgate, while a shirtless young man and a man in white stand on the truck bed, one holding a metal pot. Women in blue and striped saris and a young girl in blue stand at the tailgate, and a man in a yellow shirt reaches up toward the load. Green leafy trees and a concrete wall form the background.2012-01-06A relief distribution on a village road: a truck with an orange-and-yellow banner reading relief work sits on the left, and several women in teal headscarves and white aprons stand in its open bed handing out steel vessels. A woman in a navy sari with a floral border walks forward carrying a steel bowl, while children in pink, orange and checked shirts reach toward the truck. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right beside a clothesline of drying cloth, next to a brick wall. No one in the image is identified as a person.2012-01-07Photograph of a food distribution at a village roadside in Kuttiyankuppam, with a crowd of women, girls and children holding out steel pots, bowls and cups toward a green-framed vehicle. A worker in white gloves and a hairnet ladles food from a container on the vehicle, while another worker in a brown shirt stands behind. Women wear orange, teal, pink and peach salwar or saris, a girl in a blue top has a white hair bow, and a red and orange flag is visible above the vehicle. Bright daylight, palm trees and a brick wall in the background.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06 +1 copiesOutdoor village scene on a dusty road beside a large stack of dried straw. A young girl in a red and orange checked dress with gold chain carries a steel bowl of food with both hands, looking down at it. Behind her an older woman in a yellow floral sari and a man in a white striped shirt and olive trousers walk past. A yellow truck with a girl in a blue patterned dress wearing flowers in her hair stands behind them, and a woman in a grey sari holds a steel vessel at the right edge. The scene suggests food distribution during relief work.2012-01-06