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A lined street of people queues outside a blue-grey concrete house during cyclone relief distribution. In the foreground a girl in a blue top with braided hair and white ribbons, and a woman with a hair bun in a black-and-orange sari, face away from the camera. Beside them a man in a pink shirt and red checked cap, a man in a lime-green shirt, and an older man in a light blue striped shirt and white dhoti stand waiting. At left a woman in a yellow outfit and hairnet stands behind a white and orange relief-supply stall with a blue logo. Thatched roofs and a green cloth hang in the background.

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January 07 20122012-01-07Photograph of cyclone relief food distribution on a village lane in front of a pale blue house. A woman in a light cream top, orange-red shawl and blue hairnet stands behind a yellow vehicle, handing a plate of food to a man. Around them a line of villagers waits: a man in a pink t-shirt and red cap, a man in a lime-green shirt with green patterned lungi, a man in a blue striped shirt and white dhoti, and two girls with long braids and white ribbons in blue and purple tops. A second worker in a yellow apron and blue cap is partly visible at left. A green tarpaulin hangs over the doorway.2012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesA street-side food distribution in a village lane lined with low tiled-roof houses and palm trees. A man in a white shirt and green head cloth stands on a raised platform, and another man in a khaki shirt pours food from steel vessels to a crowd. Women in colourful saris, including red and orange, turquoise and purple, hold out plates and steel dishes. A boy in a striped shirt watches at right, and a man on a motorcycle is at the lower left. Outdoor annadan service in progress.2012-01-04A photograph of cyclone relief distribution on a dusty street. Volunteers in white hair nets stand on a blue-and-white truck bed, one in a purple patterned sari, handing out supplies. Beneath them hangs an orange banner with a Tamil-language sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. In the foreground, villagers queue with their backs to the camera: a man in a white checked shirt and orange turban, a woman in an orange sari, and a boy in a striped shirt. Bare trees and a utility pole stand behind a concrete building.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesA woman in a yellow kurta with white-and-yellow patterned dupatta and a white hairnet serves rice from a steel plate to a crowd pressing toward a green-and-white gate. Several hands reach out for food, and a man in white with a light green head cover works behind her. Bamboo poles, a utility pole, a hanging orange cloth and a blue wall appear in the background. No one is identified as a person in this scene.2012-01-07 +1 copiesCrowd of villagers queuing at a relief distribution point beside a temple with scaffolding. In the foreground a man in a white shirt holds his hands together in namaskar. Behind him a bare-headed man in a striped shirt and a woman in a black-and-yellow sari with a red bindi stand close together. A woman in a blue sari with a gold necklace reaches toward the open back of a truck at right, where a woman in a red sari with a gold border also reaches in. A man in an orange shirt and white lungi stands at left, and a man in a green shirt stands at upper centre. Motorcycles and a pillared temple structure are visible in the background.2012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06Night photograph of a relief distribution at a truck with a wooden railing. Several men in light shirts and green caps stand on or beside the truck bed handing items down. Below, a crowd of women in colourful saris, including a yellow-and-brown floral sari and a teal floral sari, and children, one girl in a yellow top with a long braid holding a steel bowl, reach upward to receive them. An older bare-chested man with a white dhoti holds a steel vessel at left. The scene is lit by dim night lighting.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06