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A photograph of villagers seated on blue plastic chairs under a covered veranda during Thane cyclone relief work. Hanging above them is an orange banner with a portrait of a smiling bald-headed man in an orange head wrap and orange robe, labelled as a portrait captioned Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Works. Most seated people are women in colourful saris and salwar, with a man in an olive shirt in the lower left and a girl in a white dress at right. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person in the scene.

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A photograph of villagers seated on blue plastic chairs under the open pavilion of a building, with trees and a truck visible outside. Women in saris of teal, yellow, lavender and blue sit in rows, a man in an olive shirt and checked lungi sits in front, and small girls are among the seated group. A standing man in a pink shirt stands at the back. An orange banner at right shows a portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes and a head wrap with Tamil and English lettering beneath it, reading a Thane Cyclone relief caption. The people appear to be attending a relief gathering.2012-01-02A photograph taken under a covered concrete pavilion at a relief distribution. Many women and some men sit on blue plastic chairs and stand in a crowd. In the foreground an older woman with white hair and a vermilion-marked forehead sits. On the right a woman in a maroon saree with a gold necklace stands beside a table holding packets and supplies. Behind them hangs a large orange banner bearing a portrait of a smiling man with an orange turban and saffron robe, with Tamil and English text. Trees and a dirt yard lie beyond the pillars.2012-01-02A photograph of villagers gathered under a covered shelter at a Thane Cyclone relief camp. Two orange banners hang behind them, each showing a smiling portrait of a figure wearing an orange turban and orange robes, captioned Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A woman in a maroon blouse and red-patterned sari stands smiling, while a man in a checked shirt and cream dhoti stands nearby. A younger man in a light checked shirt stands at right with his back to the camera, and several seated people in blue plastic chairs occupy the lower left. The portraits on the banners are printed images, not physical people, and no identification of anyone present is made from appearance.2012-01-02A photograph of a relief distribution outside a yellow-walled building with a striped blue, pink and white awning. A long queue of women and children in colourful saris, including green, yellow and blue, waits in dusty ground. A man in a blue shirt stands on the left near the awning, and a boy in a pink shirt stands at the right edge. To the left hangs an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Works, with a portrait of a smiling saffron-robed sannyasi with long hair. The banner portrait is a depiction, and no clearly identifiable in-person candidate is present.2012-01-07January 02 20122012-01-02January 02 20122012-01-02January 02 20122012-01-02A photograph of a cyclone relief distribution outside a yellow-walled building with a striped blue, white and purple awning. A large orange banner on the left shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam name, with the Tamil caption for Thane Cyclone Relief Works. A man in a light shirt stands on a ladder at the banner's edge while a row of women in saris and children queue at the doorway, some carrying children on their hips. A red bicycle leans against a tree at left. Only a few people are visible, though the queue extends beyond the frame.2012-01-07January 04 20122012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06A medical camp under a concrete roof in an open courtyard, with a large orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Work, showing a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe. A young man in a white shirt with a red shawl draped over his shoulders and a stethoscope around his neck sits at a table across from a seated man in a light checked shirt. Several people sit on blue plastic chairs and a stone ledge in front, including a boy in a blue striped shirt in the foreground, and women in blue and green saris watch from behind. Water bottles sit on the table and a cardboard box lies at the right. Another orange banner hangs at the right edge.2012-01-02A photograph of a medical camp run under a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone Relief. A young man in a white shirt and orange-red shawl sits at a table with a clipboard, beside a seated young man in a striped shirt and a seated man in a checked shirt having his blood pressure taken by a device. Medicine strips, bottles and boxes cover the table. A girl in a blue and gold dress and a woman in a teal sari wait nearby, with more onlookers standing behind under a thatched roof and blue tarpaulin.2012-01-04