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A photograph of a large orange vinyl banner on the side of a white truck during Thane cyclone relief work. The banner shows a smiling man with a turban, a red bindi, and orange robes, labelled with a printed caption in Tamil reading paramahamsa nithyanandar, alongside printed headings for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone relief work. In the foreground, a woman in a red patterned sari and gold earrings walks past carrying a white plate of yellow food, which suggests relief distribution. a person is shown only as a printed portrait on the banner, so no in-person candidate is visible.

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A 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.2012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06Photograph 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 20122012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of an orange vinyl banner mounted on the side of a white truck at night. The banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in English and Tamil, with the subtitle Thane Cyclone Relief Works. At left is a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled in Tamil as Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A blue bird logo sits at the upper right. Below the banner the truck bears a Tamil Nadu registration plate and the white bodywork shows Tamil script. No physical people are clearly visible in the scene.2012-01-07A 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.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07January 03 20122012-01-03Night photograph of an orange vinyl banner draped over the side of a small white three-wheeled cargo vehicle, with a wheel visible at the bottom. A portrait on the left shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe with a red bindi, labelled as a portrait captioned "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in small print. The banner is printed with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo and names, and the words Thane cyclone Releif Work for cyclone relief work. A partially visible person in the upper left corner wears yellow. Other partial figures appear at the left edge.2012-01-06A photograph at night of a vehicle with an orange banner mounted on its open rear. The banner shows a portrait of a smiling man with a shaved head, an orange turban and a red bindi, wearing orange robes, and carries the text "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" with the Tamil heading "Thane cyclone relief works". Beside the vehicle, a woman in a white sari with a visible necklace stands near a man in a light shirt holding a plate of food. Another woman stands on the vehicle's bed in the background near a tree and a building with windows.2012-01-03A photograph of a white truck parked on a village road, with a large orange banner on its side. The banner shows a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled with Tamil and English text for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone relief work. Beside the truck, a woman in a green-and-yellow sari stands holding a small object, a man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti stands near a motorbike, and another man in a white shirt sits on the motorbike. Thatched huts and palm fronds line the background. The portrait on the banner is a printed depiction, not a physical person; the three people beside the truck are the only physical people visible.2012-01-06