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Night photograph of volunteers serving food from a large metal pot on a vehicle bed at an outdoor relief camp. Four women in orange saris and white hairnets stand near the vehicle; one in a teal top holds a white cloth over a pot, and another in a brown-patterned sari holds a white paper plate. Behind them a small illuminated shrine with a deity murti and a red-and-white roof sits in the dark, with several people gathered near it. The scene is annadan food distribution.

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Night-time photo of volunteers serving food from an orange-railed counter to a crowd of villagers. Two women in white hairnets stand at front: one in a teal blouse and white sari with a thin gold chain, the other in an orange-peach sari with a lanyard. Men and boys in white shirts and checked shirts reach forward holding foil plates of food, while others crowd behind under dim street lighting. This is an annadaan food distribution scene.2012-01-06Night-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 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.2012-01-07Night-time food distribution at a relief camp in Kuttiyankuppam village. A bald man in a white shirt and white hairnet stands at right, serving food from a plate to seated villagers. At left, a grey-haired man in a white shirt leans forward, and a woman in a red top with a name badge sits and holds food. Another woman in a sari with a red border sits at lower centre, and a man in a white shirt stands in the background. Plates of yellow rice and steel vessels are on the ground in the dark setting.2012-01-06Night-time photo of cyclone relief food distribution from the back of a open flatbed truck with a bamboo-slatted cage frame. Two workers in green hairnets and white or maroon shirts stand on the truck bed, one ladling food from steel pots into a crowd. Below them, a dense crowd of women in saris, including a woman in orange and another in yellow, holds out steel plates and bowls to receive food, while a man in a striped shirt stands at left. A metal tray is raised in the foreground and a corner of a building with a tin roof appears at right. No visible a person appearance.2012-01-07Night-time photo of a food distribution line at a relief camp, lit only by sparse light. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and dark trousers leans over a large steel pot, serving rice onto paper plates. To the right a woman in a white and orange sari with a floral border and a white hairnet holds stacked paper plates and watches the serving. Behind them several villagers wait along a metal railing beside a white wall, including a woman in a purple sari and a woman in blue. Stacks of foil plates sit on the pot's rim.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesNight photograph of a communal meal service outdoors under a canopy with strings of coloured lights. Many women and girls in orange and saffron saris and salwar tops line long steel serving trays, wearing white hairnets and clear plastic gloves while serving food onto plates. A woman in the foreground wears an orange sari, dark brown shawl, rudraksha-style beads and glasses. Others in white tops serve flatbread and curry. A girl in purple stands at the left edge. A small decorated altar with flowers stands at the upper left. No individual is identifiable as a person in this image.2014-08-17 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06Night photograph of food distribution from a blue vehicle with orange flags. Four women in light blue, teal and red saris with blue hair nets stand on the vehicle tray, serving from large steel vessels. A woman in a pale pink and white sari reaches up from the crowd holding a plate. A crowd of children and adults presses against the vehicle, some holding out hands for food. Houses are visible in the dim background.2012-01-04Night-time photo of volunteers serving food from a large steel cooking vessel beside a green truck with wooden slatted sides. A woman in a white and orange sari with a blue bird logo and a green hair net ladles food into steel bowls. Beside her, another woman in a red and gold sari and green head covering bends over the pot. A man in a pink shirt and grey trousers with a white head covering reaches in, and a man in a striped shirt and another man in white stand behind. Steam rises from the pot. Hands of others reach in at the bottom edge. This is an annadaan food distribution scene.2012-01-06August 17 20142014-08-17 +1 copies