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A photograph of relief work after Cyclone Thane. In the foreground a white pickup truck is parked beside a large orange banner printed with a portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and orange clothing, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam title, and the words Thane cyclone Relief Work. Residents gather at the truck, a woman in a red sari and a woman in a white sari holding a plate of food, while men in shirts and lungis stand nearby. Palm trees, thatched roofs and damaged tin-roofed houses line the dusty road.

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A photograph of a white relief truck parked on a dirt road beside damaged thatched and tiled houses after a cyclone. A large orange banner on the truck side shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes, with Tamil and English text. A man in a green cap stands on the thatched roof, and about a dozen people in dhotis, saris and orange shirts gather at the truck, one holding a steel plate. A yellow-robed woman stands at the right. Palm trees and debris lie behind.2012-01-03January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a white truck parked on a village street with a large orange banner on its side. The banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange clothing, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in small print, beside Tamil and English text reading "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" and "Thane cyclone relief works". A young girl in a floral dress holds a paper plate of food in the foreground. Behind her, several villagers, including a boy in shorts and an older woman in a red-orange sari holding plates, gather near a painted orange temple-style building with ornate blue decorations.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06Photograph of a cream-coloured pickup truck parked on a village street, its side fitted with a large orange banner. The banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe in a portrait, with the printed name Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and the caption Thane cyclone Releif Works. Several villagers gather at the truck: a young girl in a floral dress holds a plate of food, and women in saris, including one in pink, stand nearby with plates of food. Behind them is an orange building with blue decorative trim.2012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a white truck parked on a village road, with a large orange banner on its side. The banner shows a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled with Tamil and English text for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone relief work. Beside the truck, a woman in a green-and-yellow sari stands holding a small object, a man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti stands near a motorbike, and another man in a white shirt sits on the motorbike. Thatched huts and palm fronds line the background. The portrait on the banner is a printed depiction, not a physical person; the three people beside the truck are the only physical people visible.2012-01-06January 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor 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.2012-01-06Outdoor photograph of cyclone relief distribution in a village street. An orange banner on the side of a white van shows a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes, captioned Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane cyclone Releif Work. Beside it, a man in a white shirt and a man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body hand out packaged food to a crowd of villagers, including women in blue and a woman in a sari, and children on bicycles reaching for packets. A concrete building with a dilapidated facade stands behind them.2012-01-03January 06 20122012-01-06