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Relief food distribution from a green and yellow truck with painted decorations. A man in a white shirt and gold wristwatch, with a white head cover, serves food from a metal tray into steel plates held by women and children. A woman in a red-and-white patterned sari and light blue top stands at left holding steel plates, while a woman in a white and pink sari with a blue cap assists beside the truck. A young girl in a pink dress stands in the foreground. The truck bears a Tamil Nadu registration plate. Bystanders stand behind the queue against green foliage.

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January 06 20122012-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor relief distribution on a village road. A yellow truck with white side rails and a painted emblem of a praying figure serves food. Several men in white shirts and a checked lungi stand in the truck bed handing out food. Women in saris stand around the truck, including an older woman in a green-and-yellow sari holding a steel bowl of food with a pink blouse, and a woman in an orange-and-white sari dishing from a pot. A young girl in a light blue top and a boy stand nearby. Motorcycles pass on the road, and a thatched structure and palm trees are visible.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07A green cargo truck with its open rear deck is serving food to a crowd of villagers on a dirt roadside lined with palms and scrub. Several women in blue, teal and white head coverings stand on the truck bed handing out food, one in a blue sari holding a small bowl. Children and adults reach up with steel plates, bowls and a green basin to receive rice. A large orange banner on the truck shows a smiling portrait of a figure in an orange turban and reads the Tamil and English name Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Piles of rubbish lie on the left and a utility pole and orange flag are visible on the right.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07Relief distribution on a dirt road beside palm trees: a man in a white shirt, green head covering and a necklace stands on the flatbed of a white truck with slatted sides, handing out containers. Women in colourful saris, including a pink sari, a green floral sari, light blue saris and an orange sari, crowd around the truck holding steel vessels and pots. Children stand among them, one girl in a blue top holding a steel pot. Trees, houses and a white car sit in the background.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a cyclone relief distribution on a dirt road lined with palm trees. A green and yellow truck with a Puducherry PY registration plate is parked at the centre; a woman in a pink sari and a light green head covering stands on its bed passing packets down. Below, a woman in a blue sari and a girl in a white dress and red leggings receive packets from the truck. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching nearby, while a man in a blue shirt and white head covering stands by the truck. Debris and fallen branches lie in the background.2012-01-07A crowd of villagers, mostly women and children, press around the open back of a truck to receive food during cyclone relief work. Women in saris and salwar kameez hold out steel pots, pans and a kettle, while volunteers in white hairnets and caps hand out food from the truck bed. A man in a checked shirt stands on the truck. Behind them are a tiled-roof building and a tree, with a girl in a bright blue top and blue ribbons in the foreground.2012-01-07