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Outdoor food distribution on a dirt path lined with tall coconut palms. A line of villagers, men in checked lungis and striped shirts, women in saris, and several children, waits at a stall under a corrugated metal roof. Workers in green head coverings and white shirts serve food from metal containers, and one man carries a white plastic bag. Colourful bunting and a banner hang beside the stall. No a person figure is visible in this scene.

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Outdoor relief distribution scene on a dirt road lined with palm trees after a cyclone. Men in white dhotis and checked lungis and short-sleeved shirts stand in a loose line and crowd near a chain-link fence. Behind them, parked trucks and a small white van are loaded with supplies, and a striped canopy shelters a stall where a few people in white shirts and orange-bordered sarongs work. A large orange banner hangs along the left edge. Several people, including a child in a red shirt, look on from the roadside.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution scene in a village beside palm trees and a bare tree after a storm. Several trucks, including a blue-sided flatbed and a green-sided lorry, are parked under a corrugated shelter and a striped awning. Orange flags stand on poles and an orange banner hangs on a truck. Many villagers, mostly men in white shirts, dhotis and lungis, stand and walk on dirt ground, while a few women in saris and children gather near a wire-mesh gate. Some men wear light green head cloths. No single individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution site in a cyclone-damaged village with bare, broken trees and tall coconut palms. A dirt lane runs past a wire-mesh fence and a tin-roofed shelter with a striped awning, where several trucks and vans are parked, some with orange flags and banners. Around twenty men and boys in white dhotis, lungis, shirts and checked lungis stand on the dirt, some holding steel milk cans or containers, while others stand near plastic chairs at the gate.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief scene beside a chain-link fence and coconut palms, with a white tarpaulin-covered shelter behind. A seated man in white clothes and a green head covering serves food from a large metal pot to a line of villagers. Several boys in shorts and shirts, a woman in a colourful floral sari, and men in white shirts and mundus stand waiting. Scattered litter lies on the dusty ground. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2012-01-04Outdoor photo of a food distribution line beside a palm tree. A man in a light green hairnet and a white-and-blue checked shirt, seen from behind, stands at a metal pot or basin. Several men and boys in white shirts and lungis queue along a wire fence, one holding a yellow food portion in his hand. Palm trees, utility poles and a bright sky with clouds are behind them, and a plastic bag lies on the ground. No candidate for a person is clearly visible.2012-01-04Outdoor annadan meal at a temple-ground courtyard with tall palm fronds and a red-roofed building behind. Many devotees, mostly men and women in saris and dhotis, queue and hold metal plates of food. A man in a white shirt and blue shawl stands at right near a wooden post and a small stone counter. Women in bright saris and children are visible on the left. Colourful prayer flags hang at top right. No identifiable figure is shown on a throne or in saffron robes.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A long outdoor queue of many devotees waits under a covered shelter decorated with strings of multicoloured triangular bunting and tall green palm fronds on poles. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with checked lungis, stand alongside women in colourful saris, one in green and another in yellow-and-red, while a saffron-clad man in an orange cloth is visible mid-line. Several people carry plastic bags and water bottles. The paved ground is lined with palms and a banner is mounted near the roof. Palm-leaf decorations and bunting suggest an annadan food-distribution line.2012-11-27A photograph of a crowd of men queuing outdoors beneath a tented food stall with striped bunting in red, green, yellow, purple and blue. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, while others wear checked or striped shirts and trousers. Palm fronds and wooden poles frame the stall, and a Tamil-language sign hangs at the top left. A forested hill rises in the background, and a man in the foreground holds a white plastic bag. No recognisable a person figure is visible, so the scene shows only devotees waiting for annadan-style food distribution.2012-11-27A photograph of a relief distribution site in a cyclone-hit village, with a large open-sided tin-roofed shelter supported by bamboo poles. Several trucks and vans are parked in front, including a green truck, a blue-sided truck with an orange banner, and a yellow van, with orange flags fluttering. A crowd of men stands along a metal fence and at the shelter, some in white shirts and lungis, one in a red top and another in a pink shirt. Tall coconut palms and bare trees surround the site under a partly cloudy sky.2012-01-06