Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A green cargo truck with a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and a portrait of a smiling man in orange and saffron headwear is parked on a dirt road among palm trees. Several villagers, including older men in white shirts and checked lungis and a woman in a patterned sari, crowd around the truck's open back, reaching up toward a volunteer in a blue shirt and green cap who stands in the bed. A bright blue and yellow building and a small shrine structure stand in the background, with scattered coconut palms and debris from the storm. The banner portrait is a printed depiction, not a person physically present, and the printed banner text names Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.

More like this

Open the gallery
January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief distribution in a village street under a clear blue sky with palm trees and a utility pole behind. A green flatbed truck with slatted sides is parked at the centre; several women in teal and blue salwar-style outfits and light blue head coverings stand on its bed, handing out food from steel containers. An orange banner with Tamil script and the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam name is hung on the truck side, and an orange flag flies from the rear. In the foreground, a crowd of villagers queues with steel vessels: an elderly woman in an orange-and-brown sari with a blue blouse, an older man in a white dhoti and pink-checked cloth, and children. A woman in a patterned mustard dress stands at the right edge.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.2012-01-07Photograph of cyclone relief distribution in a village street lined with palm trees and damaged thatched roofs. A green truck bed holds steel pots and vessels, and a man in a white shirt stands in the back handing them down. An orange banner in Tamil and English reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief Work. Villagers crowd forward to receive items, including a woman in a blue patterned dress, a girl in a light blue dress with a red hair ribbon, and a man in a checked shirt in the foreground. Whitewashed houses with blue-painted walls stand behind them.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor relief distribution in a village street after a cyclone. A green three-wheeler vehicle with registration PY 01 BN 3780 carries a large orange banner showing a smiling man with an orange turban and orange robe; the banner's printed caption reads Nithyananda and Thane Cyclone Relief in Tamil and English. Two helpers in white caps and aprons stand in the back of the vehicle handing items down. Several villagers gather at the roadside: a man in a white shirt and checked lungi, a young man in a maroon shirt, a man in a blue checked shirt, and children in shorts and shirts reaching for packets. A woman in a sari stands at left near a motorcycle, and damaged thatched roofs and rubble lie behind them.2012-01-06A photograph of a relief distribution on a green truck in a village setting with palm trees. A large orange banner hangs on the truck's side, showing a portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and orange robes, with Tamil and English text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A man in a white shirt and head covering stands on the truck bed handing out food from metal containers, while a man in a grey striped shirt reaches up to the truck, and women in colourful clothing hold vessels and cups to receive food. Sunlight flares across the scene.2012-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04Outdoor relief distribution in a rural village after a cyclone, with a white pickup truck in the foreground whose bed carries a large orange banner. The banner shows a smiling man with a long swept-back hairstyle, wearing an orange turban and orange robes, above Tamil script and English text reading Thane cyclone relief. An elderly woman in a white sari-style garment reaches up to touch the banner. Beside her, a woman in a green sari holds a steel bowl, and another woman in a white head covering carries a bowl of food. Children stand nearby, and a man on the truck bed wears a blue head covering. Thatched huts, palm trees and a utility pole line the dirt road. Probable Swamiji depicted on the banner, identified by orange turban, robes and swept-back hair.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07Photograph of cyclone relief distribution in a village street after storm damage. A large orange-and-white banner on a truck reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief, beside a portrait of a smiling man with an orange turban and a lighter shirt. Two women stand on the orange-framed truck bed wearing light head coverings. Below, a man in a yellow shirt and a man in a checked shirt pass items from the truck to a crowd of women, children and an elderly man. Fallen palm and tree branches, a brick wall and a palm tree are behind them.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copies