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A village street scene in a coastal area with palm trees and a pale yellow two-storey building behind a white pickup van with a yellow-and-white cab. A man in a white shirt and checked lungi stands at the van's side pointing toward its cab, while a young boy in a striped shirt holds a paper plate of food. Women in saris stand further back on the left, and a light-coloured dog walks at the right edge. An orange banner hanging from the van bears Tamil and English text, with a small logo at the top right. Scattered debris lies on the dirt road.

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January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a crowd gathered around a green relief vehicle on a dirt road beside thatched huts. A man in a white shirt stands on the truck's green railing and hands out food from metal vessels. Villagers press forward holding steel pots and bowls, including a woman in a yellow sari in the lower right and a woman in purple in the middle. A large orange banner on the truck reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and shows a portrait of a figure in an orange turban and robes, labelled in the banner text as the cyclone relief effort. The scene is cyclone relief distribution.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06Relief distribution on a dirt village road beside palm trees and a green-walled house. A small white pickup truck carries a large orange banner showing a smiling saffron-robed figure wearing an orange turban, with the text Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Work. Women and girls in saris and salwar kameez crowd at the truck bed holding steel pots and bowls while a volunteer in a teal top and white head covering serves food from large vessels. A person in white and saffron stands on the truck near the banner, wearing a teal head covering and holding an orange flag. The scene reflects cyclone relief food distribution.2012-01-06Photograph of cyclone relief distribution in a village street lined with palm trees and damaged thatched roofs. A green truck bed holds steel pots and vessels, and a man in a white shirt stands in the back handing them down. An orange banner in Tamil and English reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Work. Villagers crowd forward to receive items, including a woman in a blue patterned dress, a girl in a light blue dress with a red hair ribbon, and a man in a checked shirt in the foreground. Whitewashed houses with blue-painted walls stand behind them.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of villagers queuing at a roadside to receive food from a vehicle decorated with an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A man in white clothes and a green cap stands on the vehicle handing out food, while another man in a yellow shirt and a man in a checked shirt pass out containers. Women in yellow, red, pink and teal saris and children crowd forward holding steel plates and bowls held up to receive food. Palm trees and a plain pale green house stand behind, with a concrete building to the left.2012-01-04A photograph of a roadside food distribution in a village after a cyclone. A crowd of villagers, many women in blue and orange saris and some in headscarves, gather around large metal vessels of food on the left, while children hold steel bowls and cups. A man in a green-striped shirt stands on the back of a white three-wheeler vehicle decorated with a large orange banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban and robe. Dry palm-thatch huts and palm trees line the dusty road. A man in a blue-and-white checked shirt stands at right in the foreground, and a shirtless boy in checked shorts stands at centre. The banner's figure is a depiction, not a physically present person.2012-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06