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A photograph of villagers gathered outdoors in a sandy lane beside brick and concrete walls and a corrugated tin roof, with palm trees above. A woman in a blue-and-purple floral sari and light blue blouse sits in the foreground with her hair in a bun, facing away. Nearby a boy in a bright turquoise shirt stares at the camera and a girl in a white top stands beside him. Men in checked lungis and striped shirts stand in a loose group, one bare-chested man holds a cloth, and a bundle of red sacks lies on the ground. No figure is identifiable as a person by appearance cues.

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A large crowd of villagers gathers on sandy ground outside a single-storey building with a flat concrete canopy and teal lower walls, beneath a bright blue sky and tall palm trees. Many men wear white shirts and checked lungis, women wear saris, and several children in t-shirts and shorts run or stand near the front. In the foreground, folded fishing nets in red and green lie in a heap beside the doorway. A red-tiled roof and a parked white van appear at the left edge. No person in the scene is shown as the a person, and no ceremonial figure is visible.2012-01-03Outdoor photo of cyclone relief food distribution in a village street. A woman in a red-and-maroon saree with a light blue blouse stands in the centre holding a metal bowl of food. Around her, villagers queue, including a boy in a light blue shirt, a girl in yellow, and a woman in a purple saree. Behind them, volunteers in white caps and aprons serve food from a yellow-and-white vehicle. Thatched huts and palm trees stand in the background.2012-01-07A village lane lined with thatched huts and palm trees, where a crowd of villagers gathers around a white vehicle to receive food. A man in a white shirt stands near the vehicle and another man in a blue-checked lungi bends over it, handing out food. Several people hold steel bowls and pots: a woman in a green-and-white patterned saree carries a steel bowl of food, a woman in a blue saree stands in front, and shirtless boys in white dhotis and children in mixed clothing wait in line. An orange flag is visible at the right edge. The scene reflects annadaan food distribution after the cyclone relief work in Kuttiyankuppam village.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07A crowd of villagers queues outdoors in front of a plastered concrete house with a tiled roof, where volunteers are distributing food. Several women in green, blue and teal saris stand in a line, holding steel plates and vessels, while a boy in a striped shirt and a girl in a purple dress watch nearby. A man in a yellow t-shirt and a checked lungi reaches forward with a steel container. Chalk kolam rangoli designs of flower motifs decorate the sandy ground at the feet of the crowd, and a woman in orange on the far right waits with her arm extended. The setting is a rural Tamil village, consistent with a relief food distribution line.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor village scene on a dusty sandy ground beside a concrete house with a red tiled roof and palm trees. A crowd of men in white shirts, white and checked lungis, and a few women in printed saris stands in a loose line facing the right. In the foreground a woman in a teal printed sari crouches beside a metal bowl, and two young girls in teal and yellow stand nearby. A blue tarp and scattered coconut husks lie on the ground. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-01-03January 06 20122012-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a roadside relief distribution after a storm. Volunteers in white shirts and white hairnet-style caps stand on and beside an open orange-and-white truck, handing out food packets. Several villagers crowd close: a woman in a blue floral sari and teal blouse with her hair in a bun, an older woman in a green checked sari with a purple beaded necklace, a young man in a khaki striped shirt smiling, and a man in a grey shirt holding a bowl of food. Calm water and palm trees with bent branches lie in the background under a pale sky.2012-01-07A photograph of cyclone-damaged village life in Kuttiyankuppam, Pondicherry. In the foreground a shirtless man with curly hair stands with folded arms, looking toward the camera. Behind him a bare-shouldered young man eats, and an older man in a red and white checked shirt and white dhoti sits beside a white bowl during food distribution. A man in a khaki shirt and blue-checked lungi stands near a girl in a turquoise dress with a pink beaded necklace. A woman in a green sari stands at right among other villagers. Behind them are a stack of red bricks, a broken thatched roof, a leaning utility pole, a white-washed wall with graffiti, bare trees and a parked vehicle with an orange flag.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07