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A photograph of a white truck parked on a village street with a large orange banner on its side. The banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange clothing, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in small print, beside Tamil and English text reading "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" and "Thane cyclone relief works". A young girl in a floral dress holds a paper plate of food in the foreground. Behind her, several villagers, including a boy in shorts and an older woman in a red-orange sari holding plates, gather near a painted orange temple-style building with ornate blue decorations.

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Photograph of a cream-coloured pickup truck parked on a village street, its side fitted with a large orange banner. The banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe in a portrait, with the printed name Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and the caption Thane cyclone Releif Works. Several villagers gather at the truck: a young girl in a floral dress holds a plate of food, and women in saris, including one in pink, stand nearby with plates of food. Behind them is an orange building with blue decorative trim.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a relief distribution on a roadside. A truck with an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone Relief is parked at left, with orange flags on its back. Several helpers in white shirts and light green head coverings stand on the truck bed and hand items down to a crowd. Villagers press forward: a young woman in a teal and mustard saree with a long braid, a woman in a pink floral saree at right, children in front, and a smiling woman in an orange-patterned saree. Palm trees stand behind the truck in the background.2012-01-04Outdoor relief distribution in a village street beside a white utility truck with an orange banner. The banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled with a Tamil and English name and a caption about Thane cyclone relief. A woman in a green-bordered sari carries a small child on her hip and holds a paper plate. Several children in orange and yellow clothes hold plates, a man in white stands with a metal pot, and thatched huts lie behind them.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of relief work after Cyclone Thane. In the foreground a white pickup truck is parked beside a large orange banner printed with a portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and orange clothing, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam title, and the words Thane cyclone Relief Work. Residents gather at the truck, a woman in a red sari and a woman in a white sari holding a plate of food, while men in shirts and lungis stand nearby. Palm trees, thatched roofs and damaged tin-roofed houses line the dusty road.2012-01-07A photograph of an orange vinyl banner hung on a blue metal gate in front of a plain concrete building. The banner shows a large portrait of a smiling man with a tilted orange turban, a red tilak mark on his forehead, long dark hair and an orange garment; the portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in Tamil text. Beside the portrait are the bilingual lines "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" and "Thane Cyclone Relief Works". On the right, a young girl with hair tied in red ribbons, wearing a red and blue dress, stands on red earth holding a metal bowl with food. The portrait is a depiction on a banner, and no in-person candidate is physically present.2012-01-07Outdoor photograph of cyclone relief distribution in a village street. An orange banner on the side of a white van shows a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes, captioned Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone Releif Work. Beside it, a man in a white shirt and a man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body hand out packaged food to a crowd of villagers, including women in blue and a woman in a sari, and children on bicycles reaching for packets. A concrete building with a dilapidated facade stands behind them.2012-01-03Outdoor relief distribution from a flatbed truck with a wooden railing. A figure in a white and cream robe with a green head covering stands on the truck, arms outstretched toward a crowd. Another person in white with a green head covering leans over the edge handing out items to outstretched hands. Orange flags on poles flutter behind. A large orange banner on the truck side shows a smiling portrait in orange headwear and text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone Relief. Crowded villagers in front, including a woman in a teal blouse with a long braid, a child in a grey shirt, and women in colourful saris. Palm trees in the background.2012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06January 03 20122012-01-03January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copies