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A photograph of an outdoor ground-level ritual at a small garden plot beside a brick building and a parked orange-and-white truck. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe kneels at a planted bed, pouring water from a metal vessel and steel cup over a small sapling. Beside him, a man in white clothes bends forward, and a woman in a red sari stands nearby. A row of onlookers behind a rope barrier includes men in white shirts, children in yellow and green clothes, and a woman holding a small child. A banner with Tamil text hangs on the building wall. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges. The orange-robed kneeling figure is in the foreground, with appearance cues that are uncertain.

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January 23 20102010-01-23Outdoor scene at a small garden plot beside a white-painted border. A woman in an orange sari with a large red and white flower garland stands bent forward, pouring water from a metal vessel onto a newly planted sapling. Beside her a man in white shirt and white dhoti kneels and digs or tends the soil. Behind them a crowd of onlookers, mostly men and a few boys, watches; a boy in a cream shirt stands near the front. Orange and red buses are parked in the background next to a brick wall, and a steel bucket of water sits on the ground in the foreground. A person in orange robes is partly visible at the left edge.2010-01-23July 29 20082008-07-29August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor photograph of a planting or groundbreaking ceremony in front of orange-and-white buses and a brick building. A woman in an orange saree with a heavy red and white flower garland stands at a small white-painted plot, with potted saplings set beside a golden kalasha-style vessel. Around her, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala and beads gestures near the plot, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers watches, and a uniformed officer in khaki with a red cap stands to the left. A large blue pole with a pulley and rope rises above the scene. Several onlookers stand in the background among the vehicles, and a panel of printed photographs and Tamil banners is visible at left.2010-01-23Outdoor ceremony at a dusty roadside site beside a parked orange Tata-style truck with a canopy. Three women in saffron-orange sarees stand on a white painted platform with a swan-shaped white ledge; one woman in orange wears a red and white garland and raises her hands in greeting while a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands beside her. Potted plants sit on the ledge, and a red-and-white banner with Tamil lettering hangs behind. Older men in white shirts and dhotis watch from the right, and a printed panel of photographs stands at the left edge. Several saffron-clad people are visible in the scene.2010-01-23Outdoor photo of a tree-planting ceremony on bare red earth under a clear blue sky. A long-haired person in an orange saffron garment with a rudraksha mala bends forward and pours water from a white cup onto the base of a small young sapling. Around them, men in white shirts, a yellow shirt and dark trousers, and a younger person in orange stand watching, some holding shovels and other tools nearby.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.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01July 29 20082008-07-29January 23 20102010-01-23July 29 20082008-07-29