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Two men stand in front of a parked utility truck with an orange banner in a misty, palm-lined rural area. Both wear white ritual clothes and long rudraksha malas. The man on the left has a white turban, the man on the right a green cap and a white cap in his hand. The banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange garments with a red tilak, labelled with Tamil and English text for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone relief. The man pictured on the banner is a printed portrait, not a physical person in the scene.

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January 07 20122012-01-07Two older men in white clothing stand outdoors on muddy ground beside a vehicle. The man on the left wears a white polo shirt and white trousers with a dark bead necklace and an ID badge, and holds a small black pouch. The man on the right wears a white kurta and white trousers, a green surgical-style head cover, a dark bead necklace and an ID badge, and has his hand in a pocket. Behind them a large orange banner shows a smiling man with an orange turban and orange robe, labelled as a portrait with the printed name Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Tamil and English, alongside Tamil text and the English words Thane Cyclone Relief. The banner depicts a portrait rather than physical people.2012-01-07A 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.2012-01-06Photograph of a white relief truck parked on muddy ground beside storm-damaged trees, with a large orange banner along its side. The banner shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, beside text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone Relief Work. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a light green head covering stands at the truck door holding a water bottle, and a second person is partly visible in the cab window.2012-01-06A 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 03 20122012-01-03January 04 20122012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06A cream-coloured pickup truck with a painted peacock on its door carries a large orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeedam and Thane Cyclone Relief Work, showing a smiling portrait of a figure in an orange turban and saffron robes. Orange flags are fixed to the truck and hang overhead. A bare-chested man in white stands on the truck bed behind the banner, and men in white shirts and white dhotis stand at the roadside beside the vehicle. Foliage and a building are in the background.2012-01-03Outdoor 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.2012-01-03A 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.2012-01-04A photograph of a cream-coloured truck with its cab window open, where a smiling man in a white striped shirt and red wristband leans out of the driver's seat. The truck bed displays a large orange banner printed with a portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban, orange robe and a red bindi, labelled as a portrait caption with the name Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Tamil script. Beside the portrait, the banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone relief work. Above, a patterned red and gold cloth canopy covers the vehicle. The banner is the depicted a person portrait; the driver is a physical person.2012-01-06