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Outdoor cyclone relief food distribution on a raised vehicle platform. A woman with a beaded mala and light yellow top, wearing a light green head covering, serves food from a large white sack and steel bowls to a crowd of villagers below. A cameraman in white shirt and dark trousers films from the upper left. A large orange banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone relief. Bare palm trees and a whitewashed wall with Tamil writing sit behind, with many people, mostly children and adults, reaching forward.

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January 04 20122012-01-04Relief distribution after a cyclone on a truck bed draped with an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone. A cameraman in a white shirt films from the truck roof. Women in white and yellow clothes, with blue hairnets, serve food from steel pots and plates to a crowd of villagers. Children and women in saffron and orange saris stand in the foreground. Palm trees, damaged by the storm, line the background beside a weathered wall with faded Tamil writing. A man at the rear of the truck wears a white shirt and a blue hairnet.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor relief distribution from a flatbed truck with a wooden railing. A figure in a white and cream robe with a green head covering stands on the truck, arms outstretched toward a crowd. Another person in white with a green head covering leans over the edge handing out items to outstretched hands. Orange flags on poles flutter behind. A large orange banner on the truck side shows a smiling portrait in orange headwear and text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone Relief. Crowded villagers in front, including a woman in a teal blouse with a long braid, a child in a grey shirt, and women in colourful saris. Palm trees in the background.2012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04January 04 20122012-01-04Relief distribution on a village street after a storm. A cameraman in a white shirt films from the open bed of a small cream pickup truck draped with an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Relief Works. Two men in white shirts and light green hair nets stand on the truck bed serving food from a tray; one wears a light yellow top. A crowd of villagers holds out steel plates and bowls, including women in saris and a girl in a striped polo shirt. Palm trees, damaged thatch, and a whitewashed wall with painted Tamil lettering frame the scene under a pale evening sky.2012-01-04January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of relief distribution on a village road. A man in a light green head covering and white clothes with a gold-toned necklace stands on the back of a wooden-railed truck, handing a white bag to the crowd below. Orange flags are fixed to the truck. A large orange banner in English and Tamil reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone Relief, with a portrait of a smiling woman in orange. Around the truck, children and adults reach upward, including a woman in a teal sari with a long braid and a child in a red shirt. Palm trees and a building stand behind.2012-01-04Photograph of cyclone relief food distribution on a dirt road beside damaged village houses with tiled roofs and palm trees. A small white pickup truck has an orange banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with Tamil text, and a Tamil caption on the banner. A woman in a light blue top and green head covering and a man in a grey shirt and white cap stand on the truck bed, serving food into steel containers held out by a crowd of children and adults. Children in red, blue, yellow and striped shirts and a girl in a red dress press forward with steel plates and tumblers. A teenager in a white shirt stands at the top left, and an older woman in grey holds a steel container.2012-01-07