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Night-time relief distribution on a dark road. A yellow auto-rickshaw with a blue panel is loaded with food; a man in a white shirt and green hairnet stands on its bed, and a woman in a white-and-red sari with a green hairnet handles items beside him. Several men in white shirts and lungis stand in the foreground, and a woman in a red patterned sari and a man in a striped shirt watch at right. Figures wear white and pastel clothing under a dark sky.

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Night photograph of a relief-distribution scene beside a dark roadside lined with palms. A yellow goods vehicle with an open cargo bed is parked on the road, labelled with a SS Coach sticker and a registration plate reading PY01BF7904. Inside the truck bed, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse, both wearing light blue hair caps and clear gloves, stand near a blue-panelled container and a red flag. Another woman in white and a man in a blue-and-white striped shirt with a checked lungi stand in the foreground. Four people are visible, and none are identifiable as a person from their appearance.2012-01-03Night-time food distribution from a yellow three-wheeled cargo vehicle. A man in a white shirt and white trousers, with a green hairnet and a beaded mala around his neck, stands on the truck bed handing out foil-wrapped packets. Two women in green hairnets, one in a teal blouse with a blue sari and one in a green sari, load and pass food from large steel pots. Villagers including an older woman in a dark sari, a boy in an orange striped shirt and a boy in a light checked shirt reach up to receive packets. Orange flags are visible at the back of the vehicle. The scene reads as annadan food service.2012-01-04January 03 20122012-01-03Night-time photograph of a relief distribution at a village road. A man in a striped yellow shirt and white checked lungi holds two paper plates of food, while a red-shirted older man and a man in a blue-and-white checked lungi stand beside a yellow-and-white truck. A banner on the truck reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in English and Tamil with an orange background. Two women stand in the truck bed, one wearing a green head cover and a green-and-yellow sari. Night-time details are dim and textured.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph taken at night on a dirt road showing relief distribution. Several volunteers in light blue hair caps and white shirts stand on and beside a bamboo-framed cart or truck bed, handing out goods. A group of women and girls in saris and salwar kameez, some with flowers in their hair, crowd forward holding metal plates and bowls. A man in an orange polo shirt and checked lungi stands at right, and a small girl in a yellow jacket holds a plate at left. Street lights and a building are visible in the dark background.2012-01-07A night-time photograph of cyclone relief distribution on a vehicle bed. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand on a small green truck, one serving food from metal bowls held in both hands while another stands beside him. Around them, several men in white shirts watch, one wearing a white hairnet, and a child in a red checked shirt reaches toward a steel plate on a yellow auto-rickshaw. A red flag is tied to the truck. Dark trees fill the background.2012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06Night photograph of a food distribution at Kuttiyankuppam village. A woman in a red top and blue-green checked skirt, with grey hair, stands at the left holding out a plate or leaf of food toward a yellow vehicle. Two women stand on the back of the yellow vehicle beside a large dark metal cooking vessel; one wears a pink top and a green headscarf, the other wears a green sari. A white and orange cloth hangs at the right edge, and a small blue logo sits at the top left. Evidence of an annadaan meal distribution in the dark.2012-01-06Night-time photo of cyclone relief food distribution beside a rusted metal gate or truck tailgate. Volunteers in green hairnets and white shirts serve food from the vehicle while a dense crowd of men, women and children holds out steel plates and bowls. A man in a checked shirt holds a plate of yellow rice. Women in sarees, including one in red with a braid, stand at the front of the queue, and dim lights illuminate the scene.2012-01-07