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Women volunteers serve food from large stainless steel pots on a metal table in a narrow street outside a house. Several wear light green hair nets and aprons; one in a blue salwar kameez ladles rice with a steel ladle, while a woman in a pink top and white dupatta serves from the other pot. A woman in an orange sari holds a paper plate, and a woman in a maroon top with a purple sari receives food in the foreground. Behind them hangs an orange banner showing a portrait of a saffron-robed man with white hair and a beard, with Tamil text and a printed caption reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Green walls and a pink door are visible in the background.

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January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06An outdoor food-packing station under a red and white tarp, with women seated at a long steel table bagging food into plastic packets. Several women wear green hairnets and white or orange saris. A large steel pot sits in the foreground. Behind them, a banner shows a smiling saffron-robed figure with orange headwear beside Tamil text, and more people in white and orange stand among the tables.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor food-distribution scene at a village-style site with palm trees and a plain concrete building behind. Two large orange banners show a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron clothing; these are printed portraits, not people present. Beneath the left banner a line of Tamil text is printed. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a crowd, one in a white dhoti and grey-patterned shawl, and a few wear light green surgical-style caps. A man in white lifts a large steel pot of food. Men in white shirts stand on a striped maroon-and-green canopy stage at right, with an orange cloth hanging from it. A worker in a light green cap bends over pots at lower left.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 02 20122012-01-02A food distribution scene under a striped canopy outside an ashram. Several women in saffron, orange and pink saris, and one in a white sari, wear pale green and white head caps and gloves while packing food. A large steel pot of yellow rice sits in the foreground, and a long table holds plastic bags of food. Behind them hangs a banner of a smiling saffron-robed man with a turban, and a white van is parked nearby. Several more people in white and orange clothing move in the background.2012-01-04A photograph of a community food distribution outdoors under a tarpaulin with a green and maroon edge, beside a green-walled house with a corrugated roof. Volunteers in white shirts and a white sari serve yellow rice from a large steel pot into steel plates, while villagers crowd in holding out plates. Women wear teal, blue and white saris with gold jewellery; a boy in a blue shirt holds a plate. A banner with Tamil text stands behind the serving table.2012-01-02Outdoor cyclone relief food distribution on a raised vehicle platform. A woman with a beaded mala and light yellow top, wearing a light green head covering, serves food from a large white sack and steel bowls to a crowd of villagers below. A cameraman in white shirt and dark trousers films from the upper left. A large orange banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone relief. Bare palm trees and a whitewashed wall with Tamil writing sit behind, with many people, mostly children and adults, reaching forward.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04