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Photograph of a cyclone-damaged village road in Kuttiyankuppam, Pondicherry, lined with tall palm trees, some snapped or leaning and fallen branches on the ground. A yellow Tata pickup truck with a windshield sticker reading "Sri Nithyananda" is loaded with stacked blue and red plastic crates, parked beside a red motorcycle. A white SUV is parked further back, and a man in a grey shirt and dark trousers stands on the dirt road near the truck, with another person in white near the vehicles. The scene reflects relief supplies being delivered after the cyclone.

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January 04 20122012-01-04A small white pickup truck with an open cab stands on sandy ground in a cyclone-damaged village, with its side panel covered by a large orange banner. The banner shows a smiling portrait of a figure in an orange turban and orange robe, captioned in English and Tamil. Behind the truck, bare and broken palm trees, damaged thatched huts and scattered debris line a dirt road. A concrete step-like plinth sits in the left foreground. The truck carries relief supplies, and the banner is printed with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam name. The portrait is printed on the banner, not a physical person, and no one is clearly visible in the scene.2012-01-06 +1 copiesA small white pickup truck parked on a village street, its side covered by an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Works, with a portrait printed on the banner. Villagers gather at the open truck bed to receive supplies. A woman in a red-and-brown sari and another in a green sari stand near the tailgate, a man in a checked shirt and dhoti stands beside them, and a man in a striped shirt with an ID badge stands in the right foreground. Tall coconut palms and bare-branched trees surround the scene, with blue tarpaulin shelters behind.2012-01-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a dirt track lined with palm trees where several small yellow utility trucks are parked in a row, some with green cargo bodies. The foremost truck bears a white roof sign reading in Tamil script, with orange flags attached. In the cab of the front truck, a man in a white garment sits at the wheel, with another man beside him. A man in a red shirt and checked lungi stands on the left, and a person in white robes with a head covering stands at the right edge talking on a mobile phone. A small open-sided shelter with a tarpaulin roof stands at the left, with several people in white clothes nearby. Scattered litter lies on the ground and a cut leafy branch rests on the track.2012-01-07Two small cream and yellow pickup trucks parked on a muddy dirt track lined with tall coconut palms in misty light. The nearer truck has a painted peacock on its door, a yellow front panel and a cream cargo body with slatted sides, and its windscreen bears a Tamil-script name board. The farther truck is bright yellow with a painted peacock and a Tamil name board on its cab roof. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the left edge near the palms, and a rope runs across the foreground. The scene suggests relief-supply transport, though no supplies are visible.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03A yellow Tata light goods truck with a cargo bed drives along a dirt track lined with tall coconut palms and a chain-link fence. The truck's windscreen has a garland hanging, and a painted sign across the cab roof reads the Tamil name shown. A man in a yellow shirt and a young girl in pink stand at the roadside, a second man rides on the back of the truck, and a few more people stand further off by a white wall. Scattered coconut fronds, debris and a pile of brown husks lie along the verge.2012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a sandy village open space shaded by tall coconut palms. A small white pickup truck with an orange banner on its side is parked at left, and a cluster of about eight people in white and mixed clothing stands near the truck and a small shrine. At right is an ornate stone temple gopuram-style entrance with carved figures on its roof and a doorway, with thatched huts and a tin-roofed shed behind. No individual's appearance supports an identification, so no candidate is marked.2012-01-04January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20122012-01-04