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Photo of cyclone relief food distribution outdoors beside a yellow-and-blue truck with its tailgate open. Two women in hairnets serve food from metal trays into paper plates; one wears a red patterned sari, the other a dark top with a floral print. An older woman in a blue sari with a red blouse and an elderly bare-chested man with white beard and grey hair hold plates of rice. Damaged houses and bare trees appear behind them under a pale sky.

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Cyclone relief food distribution from a painted yellow-and-blue truck. A woman in a red patterned saree and white head covering stands on the truck bed, serving food from a steel tray onto white paper plates. A woman in a purple floral blouse and hair net leans over the tray, placing food onto a plate. On the right, a shirtless elderly man with grey hair and a white cloth tied at the waist holds out a paper plate to receive food. A man in a green cap stands at the left edge. Bare branches and a damaged concrete building appear in the background under a blue sky.2012-01-07Photograph of a street-side food distribution during cyclone relief in a residential lane. A large stainless steel pot of yellow food sits on a white vehicle in the foreground, with a man in white shirt and dhoti at its edge. Several women stand in a row: one in a maroon sari with a bindi, another in a pink sari, and a younger woman in a red sari smiling and holding a steel plate. A young girl in a blue dress with yellow flowers holds a steel bowl. An older man in a white shirt and lungi stands behind them, and a woman in a blue sari is on the steps of a white house. A copyright credit overlay is visible at the lower right.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor food distribution at a village relief camp: a woman in a mustard-yellow blouse and rust-coloured shawl holds a steel pot of rice, while another woman with a red hibiscus flower in her hair and a floral white-and-turquoise sari stands in front. A man in a blue t-shirt and cream trousers serves rice onto a paper plate from the back of a blue-and-yellow painted truck, with large steel vessels of rice on the truck bed.2012-01-06Relief distribution on a roadside after a cyclone. Two men in white uniforms and head coverings stand on the flatbed of an orange-brown truck, ladling food from pots into bowls held by a line of villagers. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red border, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, stands at left directing the line. Women in colourful saris and a girl in a yellow frilled dress and a girl in orange with a flower garland hold bowls and a steel container. Bent palm trees and fallen branches line the road. A banner on the truck shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure, and the scene is a relief meal under the windy sky.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a village street, with a green-and-white painted truck tailgate in the foreground. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis, one wearing a white hairnet, stand on the tailgate serving food from a large steel pot into a lavender plastic basin. A woman with long dark hair, a red hair clip, gold bangles and a patterned sari holds out a metal bowl with rice to receive food. An elderly man in a white shirt and green hairnet stands at left watching, and children with braided hair are visible at the right edge. Behind them stands a whitewashed concrete building with barred windows and overhead wires. The annadaan food service in the village is captioned as Kuttiyankuppam village.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesOutdoor food distribution during a relief effort on a dusty village road beside a stack of red bricks and a large blue-and-red truck. Two women in light blue hair caps and gloves ladle a yellow rice dish from a big steel pot in the foreground, while a woman in a maroon sari with gold bangles holds a steel bowl and plates out food. Villagers, including a woman in a blue sari, an elderly woman in a green-striped shawl, and children, gather around with steel vessels and paper plates. A man in a white shirt stands at the truck's edge. Mostly visible people number about ten to fifteen.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07