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Outdoor photo of a planting ceremony on reddish-brown soil. A person in a saffron-orange garment with a long dark wrap and a rudraksha mala kneels and presses a small sapling into the ground with both hands. Around them, men in white shirts, dark trousers and a few in blue checked shirts stand closely and watch. One man in a white shirt crouches at left with an arm extended toward the sapling, and a hand holds a small digital camera at lower right. Sunlight casts shadows across the scene.

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Outdoor photo on reddish-brown earth where a sannyasi in orange robes and a long rudraksha mala kneels to plant a small green sapling, pressing soil around its base with his hands. He wears a sandalwood-paste tilak on his forehead and has long dark hair swept back. Around him, men in white shirts and dark trousers and a man in a yellow shirt stand close, watching; one person in a blue checked shirt is at the right edge, and a shadow of photographers is cast on the ground in the lower left. Probable Swamiji (probable) kneeling in orange robes with rudraksha mala and long hair, planting a tree during a tree-planting event.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A photograph of a tree-planting moment on bare reddish earth. A figure with long, dark, swept-back hair and an orange saffron garment kneels and sets a small leafy sapling into the soil with both hands. Beside them, a man in white clothing kneels and steadies the young plant. Standing onlookers in white shirts and dark trousers gather around, and a camera held by someone at the lower right records the moment.2008-08-01A photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe with a long black mala of rudraksha-style beads bending down on bare dusty earth to plant a small green sapling. Long dark hair falls forward and a light marking is visible on the forehead. Around them, several men in white shirts, dark trousers and black shoes, and a man in a yellow shirt, stand closely watching, while the shadows of the onlookers stretch across the reddish soil. The planting appears to be a tree-planting activity.2008-08-01Outdoors under a bright sky, a person in a long saffron-orange robe with gold-edged borders and a rudraksha mala crouches at a dirt patch, pouring water from a white jug over a young sapling being planted. Long dark hair falls over the shoulders. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a yellow shirt and dark trousers, and a man in white with glasses watch closely. A tool, a spade, rests in the soil near the sapling, and a white cloth is held up at left. A hand holding a small camera is visible at lower left, and a white bowl sits at the bottom.2008-08-01Outdoor photo of a tree-planting event on bare reddish soil. A person in a long orange saffron robe with gold-edged border and a long dark braid, wearing a beaded necklace, bends forward and presses a sapling into the ground with both hands. Around them, a man in a light olive-green shirt and dark trousers watches, and men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind. On the right, young men in blue and white checked shirts lean in to look, and a tall green tree with narrow leaves is visible at the top right. a person cues: long dark hair, orange saffron clothing, and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, planting a sapling as a ceremonial act.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoors on dry, bare ground, a man in a yellow shirt and dark trousers bends over with a hoe to plant a small sapling, while a man in white dhoti and shirt crouches to set the young plant in the soil. A tall figure in flowing orange-saffron robes with gold-bordered edges, long swept-back dark hair and a wooden rudraksha mala around the neck stands at right, watching; the figure is a probable Swamiji candidate by these cues. Around them, about ten to fifteen men in white shirts, dhotis and rudraksha or gold neck garlands gather, and a photographer with a camera stands at left.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01