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A blue and white small truck with an open cargo bed is parked on a dirt track among palm trees and storm debris, seen through a chain-link fence. Two women in the cargo bed wear teal head coverings and colourful saris, one in red and one in teal. A large orange banner on the truck's side shows a smiling figure in saffron-orange with a turban-style headwear, above Tamil and English text reading Thane Cyclone Relief Works. Orange flags flutter on poles behind the truck, and a white concrete wall stands at right.

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A small blue and white pickup truck with an orange banner on its side drives along a dirt track past a wire mesh fence, with tall coconut palms and uprooted trees in the background. Two women in green headscarves ride in the truck bed, with orange flags on poles visible behind them. The banner shows a saffron-robed figure with a turban and text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief, referring to a cyclone relief effort.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04A small white relief truck with a painted peacock on its side drives along a dirt road through a cyclone-damaged coconut grove. Three women in teal head coverings ride in the open back, one holding an orange flag. A large orange banner on the truck shows a smiling bearded man in an orange turban and robes, with Tamil and English text reading Thane cyclone Relief Work. Tall palm trees and debris surround the road, and a driver sits in the cab.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04January 07 20122012-01-07A relief truck with a pale body and an orange banner hangs over its side, reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone Relief in English and Tamil, with a portrait of a smiling woman in orange on the banner. Two people in the truck bed wear pale green head coverings and white clothes, and orange flags are fixed to the rails behind them. On the road below, a woman in a red-and-cream sari with a long braid stands near a girl in maroon, with more villagers and palm trees around them.2012-01-04A white pickup truck with an orange banner mounted on its cargo bed, used for cyclone relief work. The banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes, with a large portrait labelled "பரமஹம்ச நித்யானந்தா" (Paramahamsa Nithyananda). Text on the banner reads "நித்யானந்த தியானபீடம்" and "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" and "தானே புயல் நிவாரணப்பணிகள்" with "Thane cyclone Releif Work" in English. Two women in white and orange saris stand on the truck bed, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the right edge beside the vehicle. Palm trees and a sandy roadside appear behind the truck.2012-01-04Outdoor relief distribution in a rural village after a cyclone, with a white pickup truck in the foreground whose bed carries a large orange banner. The banner shows a smiling man with a long swept-back hairstyle, wearing an orange turban and orange robes, above Tamil script and English text reading Thane cyclone relief. An elderly woman in a white sari-style garment reaches up to touch the banner. Beside her, a woman in a green sari holds a steel bowl, and another woman in a white head covering carries a bowl of food. Children stand nearby, and a man on the truck bed wears a blue head covering. Thatched huts, palm trees and a utility pole line the dirt road. Probable Swamiji depicted on the banner, identified by orange turban, robes and swept-back hair.2012-01-06A photograph of a white pickup truck with a large orange banner on its side, showing a smiling figure with an orange turban and red bindi above Tamil and English text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Works. An orange flag flies from the truck's rear. A driver in a striped shirt leans from the window. Outside, a man in white clothes and a white head covering stands on a dirt road beside palm trees, while a person in white with a turquoise head covering and a shoulder bag holds papers. The ground is bare earth with damaged trees nearby.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04January 03 20122012-01-03