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Outdoor relief distribution on a village lane beside a thatched hut. A small pickup truck with wooden slat sides carries a large orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Works, with a smiling portrait of a figure in an orange turban on it. A man in a light grey shirt stands at the tailgate. A bald man in a white cloth and orange-clad helper stand in the truck bed handing items down. Women in red and patterned saris, a girl in a floral dress with a braid, and children reach up with hands to receive supplies. The scene is a cyclone relief distribution.

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A photograph of a cyclone relief food distribution on a coastal road beside the sea. A truck bed is draped with an orange banner printed with a portrait labelled "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" and a Tamil caption reading relief work. A woman in an orange sari and green head covering stands in the truck bed beside a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a shaved head, who holds out food packets. A few villagers in saffron-toned clothing and saris gather at the truck, and a woman in a blue outfit stands at the left edge. An orange flag rises from the truck.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03A photograph of a relief distribution on a roadside. A truck with an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone Relief is parked at left, with orange flags on its back. Several helpers in white shirts and light green head coverings stand on the truck bed and hand items down to a crowd. Villagers press forward: a young woman in a teal and mustard saree with a long braid, a woman in a pink floral saree at right, children in front, and a smiling woman in an orange-patterned saree. Palm trees stand behind the truck in the background.2012-01-04A photograph of villagers queuing at a roadside to receive food from a vehicle decorated with an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A man in white clothes and a green cap stands on the vehicle handing out food, while another man in a yellow shirt and a man in a checked shirt pass out containers. Women in yellow, red, pink and teal saris and children crowd forward holding steel plates and bowls held up to receive food. Palm trees and a plain pale green house stand behind, with a concrete building to the left.2012-01-04January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07January 06 20122012-01-06Relief distribution on a rural road beside a flat green paddy field with palm trees. A small yellow-and-orange pickup truck has 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 clothing. Men in the truck bed hand out food on plates and leaves to villagers. A man in a grey shirt and green cap stands in the truck bed, while a man in white clothes stands near the tailgate. Women in orange and red saris, a girl in a striped dress, and several children gather to receive food, and an orange flag flies from the truck.2012-01-06A photograph of a relief distribution outdoors by a seaside area. A cream-coloured van has a large orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone Relief Work, with a portrait of a smiling woman in an orange headwrap printed on it labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A tall orange flag stands behind the van. A bald man in a white dhoti with bare upper body stands by the van, and a man in a grey shirt helps near the tailgate. A crowd of children and adults, many in casual clothes, gather closely. A man on the right wears an orange shawl and striped lungi. Colourful woven mats hang on a line in the background.2012-01-03January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a village street beside a white utility truck with an orange banner. The banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled with a Tamil and English name and a caption about Thane cyclone relief. A woman in a green-bordered sari carries a small child on her hip and holds a paper plate. Several children in orange and yellow clothes hold plates, a man in white stands with a metal pot, and thatched huts lie behind them.2012-01-06A relief distribution in a village street. An orange-and-yellow three-wheeled utility vehicle is parked with an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Work in English and Tamil, with a portrait of a smiling woman on the banner. A woman in a teal head covering and white top stands on the vehicle's tray, while another woman in a blue head covering leans over it handling a steel vessel. A girl in a yellow top and a boy in a green top reach toward the tray holding a steel pot and a small paper item, and a man in a white shirt and checked lungi stands nearby. Several women walk along the dusty road past bare trees and palms, and a distant house with a white railing is visible.2012-01-07