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A 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.

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Outdoor relief distribution in a village after a cyclone, with palm trees and a thatched hut at left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands on a raised platform behind large metal cooking drums, holding a ladle. Another man in white dhoti bends over the drums serving food, and a man in a blue shirt stands behind him. Villagers crowd forward: a woman in a red sari, a woman in a yellow-green sari, an older man in a checked lungi, and several children reach toward them holding foil plates. A small orange flag is visible at top right.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06 +1 copiesOutdoor cyclone relief food distribution on a dirt road. A large orange-and-yellow truck with an orange banner printed with a photo of a saffron-clad figure and Tamil text stands at the centre. Several volunteers in white clothes and light green head coverings stand on and beside the truck, serving food. A woman in cream sari with a grey hair bun stands on the left side, holding a pink cloth. A crowd of villagers, many women and children, press forward holding steel plates and bowls toward the truck to receive food. Coconut palms, scattered bricks and debris line the street.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07A photograph of relief distribution in a village after a cyclone. Volunteers in pale blue head coverings and aprons stand on and beside a yellow-and-white truck, handing out food and containers. A crowd of villagers presses in from the road, including children in blue, white and yellow shirts, a woman in a purple and red sari, and a woman in a red and orange sari. A damaged thatched hut with a palm-leaf roof stands at left, and palm trees are visible against a pale sky. No a person candidate is visible.2012-01-07Outdoor photograph of a village street after a cyclone, with storm-damaged palm trees and a broken branch overhead. A green-and-orange food truck is parked at the roadside, and a volunteer in a blue apron and white hair net serves food from its back. A second worker in a white shirt and white head cover stands beside the truck. Several women in saris, one in a blue and purple sari and another in a lavender sari, queue with steel plates and bowls. Children in a yellow shirt and shorts stand near a bicycle, and a boy in a white shirt stands at the left holding a plate. A small white building with faded lettering stands nearby, and a dog walks beside it. No a person candidate is visible.2012-01-06Outdoor photo in a narrow village lane of Kuttiyankuppam beside thatched huts and a concrete wall. Volunteers in white shirts and hairnets serve food from a truck with a large steel cooking pot labelled MSR, with a kalasha-like vessel and ladles. A line of villagers, including women in green floral and blue saris, a girl in a red dress, a girl in a blue top and a boy in a striped shirt, waits to receive annadaan meals. A dog stands at left. Sunlit scene with palm trees behind.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2012-01-06