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A relief camp under a colourful striped and patterned canopy in a dusty open area with palm trees behind. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and white hairnet walks carrying a large steel pot, while another man in white with a blue head covering stands beside a small white van. The van carries an orange banner showing a portrait of a figure wearing an orange turban beside Tamil and English text about cyclone relief work. Several other workers in white coats and hairnets move nearby, and a yellow TATA truck is parked to the left.

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Relief distribution outdoors among palm trees: men in white shirts and checked lungis and a woman in red and teal with a green hair net ladle food from large steel pots onto a metal counter. Behind them a truck bears an orange banner with a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and saffron robes, captioned Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Works. Tree trunks, a small yellow vehicle and orange flags are visible.2012-01-04Outdoor relief work on a dirt track beside a cream-coloured van with a leafy green logo. A large orange banner with a portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure and Tamil-script text hangs from the vehicle. A man with bare chest, white dhoti with gold border, and hairnet walks carrying a large steel pot labelled MSR. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing green hairnets, follow and stand nearby; at right, a food-serving table is set up under a tarpaulin with palm trees behind.2012-01-04A photograph of a white van with a large orange banner on its side, showing a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange garment with a red dot on the forehead beside Tamil and English lettering. Beneath a striped tent, people in white dhotis and kurtas and others in orange clothes work near metal pots and basins on a dirt ground, part of cyclone relief work. A man in a white kurta and sandals walks past the van in the foreground, while another man in white bends over the pots.2012-01-03January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor cyclone relief kitchen under a corrugated metal roof at Kuttiyankuppam village, with large metal cooking pots set over wood fires on the muddy ground. Several men and women in white head coverings, white shirts and white dhotis tend the food; one man in white stirs a large pot with a long ladle. Volunteers in white and orange clothing move between the pots, and the area is busy with people. A green truck at right carries an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and Thane Cyclone Relief. Palm trees and canopy tents stand behind the kitchen.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A cream-coloured pickup truck parked under a decorated canopy with red, green and blue patterned fabric. A large orange banner on the truck bed shows a smiling figure wearing an orange turban and an orange garment, with a red bindi, beside text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone Relief Work. Behind the truck, several men in pale shirts and trousers stand near a serving area with metal containers. The banner portrait is a depiction on printed fabric.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor cyclone relief food distribution scene under a hazy sky, with striped tarpaulin canopies overhead. A man in a cream kurta and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, hands clasped behind him, facing a large orange banner mounted on a small white truck. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Works in English and Tamil. Nearby, several men in white and orange robes stand in line, and metal cooking pots and steel vessels sit on the sandy ground, with a yellow auto-rickshaw in the background. Relief food is being prepared and served.2012-01-03Outdoor relief food distribution under a colourful striped canopy beside palm trees. Several men in white shirts and white hair-net caps stand at a truck with an orange banner; a small group of villagers, including two young boys in checked lungis and a woman in a white sari with green border, wait in line. Stainless steel pots and a steel tiffin stand on a table at right, and a large portrait banner of a smiling saffron-robed figure hangs at upper left.2012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06