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Outdoor relief-distribution scene beside a yellow and cream Tata pickup truck decorated with a white flower garland on its front and a blue "R.A.P" sign on its roof rack. A saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala and a green head covering stands at a steel counter lined with jars of food. Around him, volunteers in saffron and white clothing and green hair nets handle the distribution, while a man in a checked shirt and a red bucket sit in the foreground. Coconut palms and orange flags frame the background.

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January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph at an outdoor relief-distribution site under a corrugated metal shelter. Three saffron-clad men stand in front, each wearing rudraksha malas. The man at left wears a pale green cap and orange garment, and the men at right are shaved-headed in orange robes with red borders. A man in a red shirt photographs them from atop a blue wooden truck bed, beside a yellow vehicle with a painted floral border. Metal cooking vessels and stacked red and green plastic crates are nearby. Other people in white and checked shirts with green caps move in the background.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor photograph under a striped tent canopy on a dirt ground, misty background, with a yellow truck at right. Two large metal cooking vessels with silver-coloured food trays stand in front of an older man in a white dhoti and cream shawl, with another man in white dhoti nearby. Center, a bald man in saffron-orange robe and shawl stands barefoot, and beside him a man in saffron-orange kurta and dhoti with an orange head wrap stands smiling with hands at his waist. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with green caps, move around the food serving area.2012-01-03A photograph of a relief camp outdoors under striped tarpaulin canopies. In the foreground a cream and yellow Tata mini truck, registered in Pondicherry, has a Tamil signboard on its roof and a yellow front panel reading a Tamil phrase. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a shaved head stands beside it holding something in his hand, and another man in white stands at right with a white head cover. An orange banner with a portrait hangs on a pole behind the truck, and a few other people in white clothing move around the camp under a clear sky with palm trees.2012-01-06Outdoor food-distribution scene beside a green truck under a striped purple and orange tent canopy. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands holding a ladle-like steel utensil, with a steel pot and plates before him. Behind him, workers in white clothes and light green hairnets handle food on steel trays and cardboard boxes, and a man in white with a lanyard works at a counter. A banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Palm trees and a broken brick wall are in the background.2012-01-04A yellow utility van with a white cab and open cargo bed stands at a relief camp in front of a striped purple, orange and green canopy. A banner on the cab reads paramamurumar in Tamil script beside a portrait of a saffron-robed figure and the word Nithyananda in Tamil. Several people in white clothing and green medical caps move around the site, including a man in a striped green and yellow shirt at right holding a water bottle. Palm trees and a white building stand behind, with a blue tarp on the right.2012-01-06A white and yellow Tata utility van with a blue roof sign reading R.A.P. and two orange flags on poles is parked on a dirt lane lined with thatched huts and brick houses. The van's front grille and bumper are garlanded with white flower strands. An older woman in a pink sari with patterned border stands in the foreground with her hands pressed together in greeting, while a barefoot man in a white shirt and checked lungi and a woman in a green sari approach the vehicle. A young boy in white shirt and shorts watches from the left. The scene suggests a community outreach distribution visit, with the van as the focal point.2012-01-04A food-distribution scene under a corrugated tin roof outdoors. Several men in orange-saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand beside a yellow pickup truck with a blue wooden flatbed, carrying a silver tray of fruit. Workers in green hairnets and white shirts stand around, and stacks of red and yellow plastic crates are nearby. A man in a white dhoti with a white shawl stands among them. A Tamil-script sign on the blue truck bed is visible. The men in orange are sannyasi-style devotees and volunteers rather than identifiable individuals.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04