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Outdoor photo at dusk with a hilly treeline behind. A smiling man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, wearing a long green leaf garland with pink and orange flowers, holds a terracotta pot of soil with a small green sapling; a man in white shirt and white dhoti bends to hold the pot's base. Around them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with hands folded in namaste, and a young boy in a grey shirt watches. The orange-robed central figure has distinctive garland and turban cues, so this is a person appearance in person, though it is an appearance-based label only.

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Outdoor evening photograph on a dirt path with hills in the background. A figure in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban, wearing a long garland of green leaves with pink and orange flowers, bends forward to a clay pot holding a sapling with broad green leaves. A man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a dark bag over his shoulder, holds the pot's other side. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk and gather, some with hands folded, and an older man in white stands at right. The figure's distinctive orange turban, garland and saffron robe are visible; treat the identity as appearance-based and uncertain.2006-09-24A photograph of an outdoor planting ceremony on bare earth at dusk. A figure in an orange robe and orange turban, with a garland of green leaves and pink and orange flowers, bends forward and places a clay pot filled with soil. A man in white clothes kneels beside him, holding a bundle of green leaves toward the pot. Around them, men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in anjali, and children and a woman in a gold-coloured top watch. A red clay pot stands on the ground at left.2006-09-24September 24 20062006-09-24A photograph of a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban kneeling on bare earth, planting a sapling. The figure wears a garland of green leaves with pink and yellow flowers and a rudraksha mala, and holds a small steel cup while pressing soil around the young plant. A terracotta pot sits at left. Behind, white-clad men in dhotis and an orange-shawled man stand around, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti bends at right.2006-09-24A photograph of an outdoor planting ceremony at dusk. A person in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing a green and pink garland, bends down and pours water from a metal vessel onto a sapling planted in the earth. A red clay pot stands beside the sapling. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with hands pressed together in namaskar, and a man in a white shirt bends forward smiling at right. The sapling is being watered as a tree-planting rite.2006-09-24Outdoor photo at dusk of a figure in saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban pouring water from a red-brown pot onto freshly dug soil beside a small young sapling. The figure wears a flower garland with yellow and pink blooms and stands barefoot. Around them, men and boys in white dhotis and orange shawls watch closely, some with hands folded in namaste; a boy in front leans in with hands together. The sapling and watering suggest a tree planting ceremony. The soil is reddish and the sky a darkening blue.2006-09-24September 24 20062006-09-24Outdoor photo at dusk under palm trees, with a dark sky and a distant hill. A woman in an orange saffron wrap and a matching orange turban, wearing a long fresh garland of green leaves with yellow and pink flowers, stands at centre-right and reaches down with both hands to a small sapling. Beside her is a red clay pot. A man in a white shirt and white trousers with a black belt crouches at left, bending to the planting, and a camera operator with a video camera is visible at far left. Around them stand devotees in white and orange-saffron shawls, some with white and red markings on their foreheads, along with a young man in a white kurta and orange shawl at right. The gathering appears to be a sapling planting, with a red clay pot placed beside the planting site.2006-09-24Outdoors at dusk, a man in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing a green and pink garland, pours water from a small metal vessel over a young sapling planted in freshly dug red earth. Beside him stands a large red clay pot. Around him, men and boys in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in namaste, some with saffron shawls draped over shoulders, and a few onlookers stand behind. The sapling has broad green leaves. This appears to be a tree-planting ritual with water offering, with the person pouring water appearing to be a priest or devotee rather than a confirmed identity.2006-09-24Outdoor photo at dusk under a deep blue sky with palm trees behind a crowd. A central figure in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban, with long swept-back hair, smiles and reaches toward a small clay pot, wearing a long garland of green leaves with pink and orange flowers. Beside him a young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl leans in, and a boy in an orange shirt looks on. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, stand around, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace.2006-09-24Outdoors at dusk, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a green leaf garland with pink and yellow flowers and a rudraksha-style bead mala, bends over freshly dug soil to plant a sapling. Beside them a man in white shirt and white trousers kneels and steadies the young plant with both hands. A terracotta pot with a metal vessel stands at left. Standing around them, several devotees in white with orange shawls press palms together in anjali. The scene reads as a tree-planting ritual.2006-09-24Outdoor photo at dusk of a planting ceremony on bare earth. A figure in orange saffron robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a garland of green leaves with pink and yellow flowers, bends forward and pours water from a small metal vessel onto the ground. Beside them, a man in white shirt and white dhoti kneels, reaching out with his hand, and a red clay pot sits at left. Several men in white and orange shawls stand around with hands folded in namaste. A leafy sapling lies on the soil at the bottom. Swamiji (probable): the orange-robed figure in the centre has distinctive saffron clothing, turban, long hair and rudraksha mala, and is performing the planting ritual.2006-09-24