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A photograph of an outdoor planting moment on bare red-brown soil with scattered pebbles. A person in a bright orange garment with long dark hair, bent low and kneeling, tends a young green sapling with feathery leaves. Beside them a person in white kneels with bent head, and both hands are pressed together near the ground. Several standing people in trousers, dress shoes and sandals surround the scene at the edges. The orange-clad figure has a strand of beads visible at the neck. The appearance-based cues are suggestive, but the identity is uncertain, so the figure is described by role only.

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August 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.2008-08-01Outdoors on bare red-brown earth scattered with pebbles and small grass sprouts, a long-haired person in an orange saffron garment kneels and plants a green sapling into a freshly dug hole. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders, and a white horizontal tilak mark is visible on the forehead. In the foreground a seated man in a white shirt and white trousers, seen from behind with short hair, leans in to watch. Around them, several people in dark trousers, white trousers and black shoes stand at the edge of the frame.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A photograph of an outdoor planting ceremony on bare reddish-brown earth. A sannyasi kneels at centre in a saffron-orange robe with gold trim and long dark loose hair, pressing a young green sapling into the soil. Beside them a man in white shirt and white trousers kneels and steadies the sapling with both hands. A crowd of standing onlookers in white and dark trousers and light shirts surrounds them, some reaching in with hands, and a camera is held at lower right. Scattered dry grass and stones lie on the ground.2008-08-01Outdoors on bare red-brown earth, a person in an orange-saffron garment kneels and holds a young green sapling upright in a freshly dug hole. A man in white shirt and trousers lies prone on the ground beside the hole, face down, while a ring of standing men in white shirts and dark trousers watches. A man in a blue shirt holds a camera at the right edge, and others with cameras and a camcorder frame the scene. Dry ground and shadows suggest a midday planting ceremony.2008-08-01Outdoor 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.2008-08-01A 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.2008-08-01A photograph of an outdoor planting moment on bare reddish earth. A woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment with gold trim, bends forward at the waist beside a freshly planted young sapling with thin branches. Around her, men in white shirts and white dhotis, and others in pale yellow and blue checked shirts, stand or crouch closely watching. A man in a white kurta is kneeling in the foreground with his back to the camera, and a hand holds a camera at lower right. Dry ground and scattered stones surround the tree.2008-08-01Outdoor photo of a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on the forehead, crouching on bare reddish earth to plant a small sapling. A man in a yellow shirt and dark trousers leans in beside them, and a group of men in white shirts, some in saffron and some with a rudraksha mala, stand watching. A shovel is held at the right edge. The orange-robed figure shows distinctive adornments and long swept hair, consistent with the page's reference to a person, appearing in person at a tree-planting.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01