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Outdoor street scene in a village after storm damage, with broken branches and dry debris piled along a roadside and a red-tiled building at right. A bald man in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth draped over his bare shoulder stands on the road, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace visible, appearing to be a sannyasi or priest of relief work. A young girl in a blue school dress holds a steel bowl of food, a woman in a red-and-black checked shawl and another woman in a blue-green sari stand nearby, and a small child in a yellow cloth is bent over at lower centre. Two boys in a light checked shirt and an orange-and-blue striped shirt stand at right. Food is being distributed to residents.

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January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph of villagers on a dirt road after a storm, with broken branches and palm debris behind a damaged brick wall. A man in a white dhoti with red-edged border and a thin red-and-white cloth over one shoulder walks bare-chested with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, his back to the camera and a shaved or cropped head. Nearby, a woman in a pale blue patterned dress with an orange flower in her hair stands with hands on hips, a girl in a blue top and a young girl in green stand near a grey-haired woman in a red blouse and yellow-white sari, and a boy in an orange checked shirt and blue shorts walks to the right. Several other women and children are partly visible at the left edge. Visible people: about ten, with several partly out of frame.2012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor relief distribution in a village street after a storm, with palm trees, a tiled-roofed concrete building and scattered crop stalks. A worker in a grey shirt and light green head covering hands out food from the open back of a wooden-sided truck, and a second worker in white with a head covering helps beside it. Villagers crowd forward holding paper plates and steel containers, including a woman in a blue top with a dark patterned cloth, a woman in orange, a woman in pink, and a small child on a woman's hip. Several people in the foreground are visible. Overcast sky.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesA photograph of villagers gathered outdoors near a damaged whitewashed house with a tiled roof and palm trees, with a green truck behind them. In the centre, an older man with white hair and glasses, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti, gestures with his hands. Beside him a woman in a dark green sari with red bangles stands, and a woman in a light blue sari holds a plate of yellow food. A young woman in a white shawl and olive sari holds a metal bowl at left. A man in a white shirt stands with folded arms, and a cameraman with a video camera films at right. The scene appears to be cyclone relief distribution in a village.2012-01-07A dusty village dirt road with people queuing for food distribution. In the foreground a small toddler in a coral-pink dress stands holding a white plate and a steel vessel. Behind her, a woman in a cream saffron-bordered sari with a red-and-white border holds a steel pot, facing a woman in a green patterned sari. To the right, a woman in a pink floral sari and a girl in an orange dress holding a plate of food stand among other women in saris and children. Dry straw lies at the roadside, and a partial orange banner is visible in the background.2012-01-06Outdoor village relief scene under large shady trees with dry ground. A woman in a teal saree holds a metal bowl and serves food, while younger girls in cotton dresses and a girl in a red top hold paper plates of rice. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand nearby, and a woman in a red saree and white head cover works at a green vehicle behind them, with a tall orange flag visible. Some people are gathered in a line receiving annadaan, a free meal distribution.2012-01-06Outdoor photo of a village lane after a cyclone, with damaged thatched and tiled houses, leaning palms and fallen debris. A crowd of villagers, mostly women in blue, orange and pink saris, reaches up toward a truck bed holding steel vessels. A woman in an orange sari and white head cloth stands in the truck, while a volunteer in a teal head covering and white top stands beside her, and another person in teal works below. Several children watch at the edges, and a small orange flag is visible on the truck. Relief food distribution is shown.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor photo of a relief distribution in a village. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at left, back to the camera, facing a group of villagers. A boy in a white t-shirt with a pendant stands centre-front, looking down, while a woman in a white sari with coloured border touches or adjusts something near his chest. Elderly women in teal, purple and pink saris and younger women in red and grey stand around. Thatched roof and white walls are visible behind them.2012-01-03