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Night-time photograph of a food distribution (annadaan) at a relief site. A cook in a red shirt and a face covering stands on a green-painted vehicle platform stirring a large black pot with a ladle, while another worker in white stands behind him. In the foreground a shirtless man in a checked lungi with a white shawl looks toward the camera beside a young boy in white shirt and shorts. A woman in a red-and-gold patterned sari with a long braid stands at right. Bright lamplight and a bright strip on the platform light the scene against a dark background. No visible a person candidate is present.

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January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Night-time photo of volunteers serving food at an annadaan relief distribution in a dark rural village setting. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white head covering leans over a large metal pot of cooked rice, while a woman in a red blouse and patterned white garment stoops over another pot. A man in a pink shirt and a woman with a light scarf stand or sit beside a steel vessel and ladle. Several women wearing sarees and head cloths watch from the background, and a tarpaulin shelter hangs in the dark. Hair nets and white caps are worn by several volunteers.2012-01-06Night-time annadaan food distribution from the back of a blue-and-white truck in a village street. Two volunteers in white shirts and light green hairnets stand at large steel pots of yellow rice, ladling portions into small steel bowls held up by a crowd. Several men and boys in colourful shirts, a yellow t-shirt and a purple top stand around, and children and villagers reach forward with their containers. Overhead a string of wires and a dim streetlight light the scene.2012-01-06Night photograph of an annadaan food distribution beside a green-framed vehicle. A man in a blue shirt stands on the vehicle platform handing a metal bowl down to people below. A young man in a pale striped shirt with a small tilak holds a bowl, a woman in a pink top with a jasmine-strung braid stands at left, a boy in a maroon shirt reaches forward, and an older man in a white shirt and white shawl holds out a plate. Steam rises from the vehicle and a blue and orange cloth hangs on its side. The photo shows people receiving food, not any identified figure.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.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06April 06 20122012-04-06Night-time food distribution in a village lane lined with thatched huts and a plain wall. A truck bed with blue slatted sides is loaded with large steel vessels, and a man in a light blue shirt stands on it passing out containers. Many villagers crowd forward with steel plates and bowls raised, including women in saris and older women with grey hair, and children reaching up. Orange flags are fixed to the truck. On the right, a young man with a white tilak on his forehead and a light orange cloth draped over his shoulders holds a plate of food.2012-01-04January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06