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Outdoor relief scene in a village after storm damage, with broken trees and piled cut branches around a dirt clearing. A man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a light blue hairnet stands at a serving area, and a volunteer in a white shirt and orange shawl works beside a food counter. A man in an orange-red shirt and white dhoti is preparing food near a banner. Several villagers, including a shirtless man in a checked lungi and children, gather around; a man in a grey shirt sits astride a parked motorcycle, and a brown cow stands in the background. The banner text is partly legible.

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January 06 20122012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of a cyclone relief distribution in a village street lined with palm trees and damaged, weathered houses. On the left, a man in a white shirt stands on a green truck and reaches toward a crowd. A large orange banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in English and Tamil, with the words Cyclone Relief visible. Villagers, including an older man in a white dhoti and a woman in a white head covering, press forward to receive aid. Children in colourful dresses and shirts stand nearby, and a motorcycle is parked at the right edge.2012-01-07January 04 20122012-01-04Photo of a cyclone relief distribution on a dusty road. A yellow and red truck with lettering partly visible is parked at the front, and several workers in white aprons, caps and gloves stand in its open back, handing out plastic bags of food. Villagers in saris and lungis gather below, including a woman in a green sari holding a packet and a man in a striped shirt and checked lungi. A green metal gate with ornate gold details stands at right, and a small stone booth with a sign stands at left. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph of a food relief distribution in a village street lined with palm trees and storm-damaged vegetation. Several men in white shirts and a man in a green surgical-style cap stand on and beside a truck, handing out food from steel pots and bowls. A crowd of children and adults in mixed clothing, including a girl in orange and a boy in a yellow shirt, holds out steel bowls to receive food. In the lower right, an older woman in a green sari holds a steel plate and a wooden ladle. Damaged houses and fallen branches appear in the background, consistent with cyclone relief.2012-01-04Outdoor food distribution in a village lane during cyclone relief work. Volunteers in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing white hairnet caps, serve cooked rice from a flatbed truck and steel vessels to a crowd of villagers. A man in a brown shirt holds a steel pot to collect food, while a woman in an orange sari and a girl in red reach forward. Thatched huts, a tree, hanging laundry and a motorbike line the dusty street. Several volunteers wear rudraksha malas and gold bracelets. Visible scene shows annadaan food service to people in the area.2012-01-06Outdoor food distribution on bare ground beside a chain-link fence and palm trees. Men in white dhotis and white hairnets serve food from a large steel pot labelled RSR into steel plates held out by villagers. Recipients include a barefoot man in a white shirt, a boy in a blue shirt, girls in traditional dress and a woman in an orange sari. A parked motorbike, a white sack and a white cloth hanging on the fence are visible. Charitable annadhan meal service.2012-01-04Photograph of a village street after cyclone damage, with a crowd gathered around a parked truck receiving food. A large orange banner on the truck side shows a portrait and Tamil-script text. Several villagers in mostly plain clothes stand close together, including a woman in an orange sari at left, a young woman in a red and gold outfit holding a plate, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti, and an older man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder. Broken palm trees, a leaning tree, and a thatched structure with a damaged roof appear in the background, beside an orange-walled house with a small shrine picture on its upper wall.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor food distribution in a rural village road setting with palm trees, a chain-link fence and a parked silver car. A volunteer in white clothes and a white hairnet crouches beside a large aluminium pot of cooked yellow rice, scooping food onto a small plate held by a boy in a brown and maroon shirt. Other villagers and children in striped shirts, a blue checked towel and lungi-style garments stand nearby, while a volunteer in white with a white hairnet and an ID badge looks on. A bicycle and a motorbike are parked to the left.2012-01-04