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Outdoors on bare reddish-brown earth, a tight circle of about eight children gathers around a young sapling with green leaves. A boy in a dark brown shirt stands at the centre with his eyes closed, while the others rest their hands on his shoulders and on the small plant. Several children wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; one girl on the right wears a red embroidered top and a green hairband, and another wears a teal top. The scene looks like a planting or blessing ritual with children holding a sapling together.

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A photograph of a group of children and young people gathered outdoors on bare brown earth, planting a small leafy sapling in a soil-filled pot. Several children crouch close together with their hands on the pot and the young plant, one girl in a black top with a turquoise pattern and a boy in a white shirt pressing soil around it. Behind them, adults in a green shirt, a white embroidered kurta and a teal outfit stand and bend over, and a person in a striped shirt and dark trousers leans in. Mobile bangles and bracelets are visible on several wrists.2007-05-04A photograph of a group of children gathered outdoors on a dirt path around a small sapling. A boy in a dark brown shirt in the centre holds the young plant upright, while several other children, including girls in braids and a girl in red and gold traditional dress, cup and steady the sapling with their hands. Behind them are palm trees, low white buildings and a sandy road. On the right edge, an adult woman in a white top and orange-red shawl stands with her hands pressed together. The scene suggests a tree-planting moment.2007-05-04Overhead photo of a group of children crouched on bare reddish-brown earth around a small pit they are filling with dark soil. Several hands reach into the hole; a girl in a white top and bangles pats soil, and a boy in a checked shirt and dark trousers leans in. Other children in a white top, a teal shirt and a dark tee with a printed image gather at the edge, and a boy in a floral-patterned shirt holds a leafy green sapling. Bare feet and sandals appear at the frame edges. The scene suggests a tree-planting activity.2007-05-04 +1 copiesOverhead view of a group of children crouched in a circle on bare dirt, planting a small green sapling into a freshly dug hole. Several children wear bangles and hair ties, including a girl in a turquoise top with a pink hair clip and green headband, and a child in a white shirt. Their hands reach into the soil around a young plant with leaves and a root ball wrapped in cloth. No adult or a person figure is visible in the scene.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of children and young people gathered in a tight circle on bare reddish-brown earth, all reaching in to hold a small sapling in a pot together. The sapling has several green compound leaves and a thin pale stem. Hands of different skin tones and ages are stacked around it. A boy in a dark brown shirt is at the centre-top, a girl in a white embroidered top with a dark beaded necklace is at right, and a girl in a red and black checked top with a floral patch is at lower right. Others wear bangles, a wristwatch, a plaid shirt and a teal top. The mood is a tree-planting gesture.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA group of about eight children stand in a close circle on bare reddish-brown earth, gathered around a young sapling with green compound leaves. Several children, including a boy in a brown shirt at the centre, have their hands resting on the sapling or on each other's shoulders. A boy in a grey-blue shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at the right, and a girl in a red-and-gold outfit with a green hairband is at the lower right. Others wear checked and patterned shirts, and a girl with a hair tie stands at the lower left. The scene appears to be a tree-planting moment.1999-01-01Outdoor photo of a group of children gathered closely around a small sapling with green leaves, held upright at the centre. A boy in a brown shirt has his eyes closed and his hands near the base of the plant, while a boy in a teal-grey shirt with a dark rudraksha-style mala stands behind him. A girl in a dark blue and teal top with a green headband, and another girl in a white floral top, also have their eyes closed. Hands from several children reach toward the plant on a dry, reddish-brown earth ground. A few adult hands appear at the edges. The children appear to be in a quiet, attentive moment of tree planting or blessing.2007-05-04Four boys crouch closely around a small newly planted sapling in a freshly dug hole in dry, reddish-brown earth. The boy at right in a beige shirt and shorts reaches toward the seedling with a green plastic bottle beside him, wearing a bead necklace and bangles. Beside them, a boy in a checked shirt and dark shorts with a bead necklace, a boy in a blue sleeveless top, and a boy in a colourful striped shirt lean in and look toward the camera. A standing figure in a dark blue shirt with a badge and another standing boy in a checked shirt stand behind them against a whitewashed wall with a blue window frame. Sparse green weeds and scattered debris dot the ground.2007-05-04Outdoor photograph of a group of children gathered closely around a young green sapling held upright by a boy in a brown shirt. Several children have eyes closed in concentration. A boy in a teal-grey shirt and dark beaded necklace stands behind, a girl in a green headband and blue-and-black top to the right, and a girl in a white floral top and red garment at the front right. Hands of the children rest on the sapling and a stem. Bare, dry earth and a shallow trench form the setting, with a partly visible adult in white at the top right edge.1999-01-01A photograph of several boys outdoors on bare reddish dirt ground. Three boys in the foreground crouch around a small freshly planted green sapling in a hole in the soil. The boy on the left wears a checked shirt, dark shorts and a beaded mala; the middle boy wears a blue sleeveless top with a bright print and a red tilak on his forehead; the boy on the right wears a khaki shirt, grey shorts, a beaded mala and a gold bangle, holding a green plastic bottle. Two more boys stand behind them, one in a navy shirt with an ID badge and one in a checked shirt, with a blue-framed window and a white wall in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA group of children gathers outdoors in dry, sandy ground in front of a whitewashed building with a thatched roof and bright blue doors. A banner on the wall reads Nithyananda Gurukul in English and Tamil, showing a portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and white clothing. A woman in a white top with an orange-red shawl stands centrally, holding a young sapling with green leaves while the children cluster around it, touching and holding the small plant and its soil ball. A second woman in white stands at the left edge. The children wear plaid shirts, patterned short-sleeved shirts, a dark top and colourful salwar-style outfits in orange and pink. The scene suggests a tree-planting activity at a Gurukul campus.2007-05-04Overhead photo of a group of children crouched around a freshly planted sapling in bare brown soil. A girl in a blue top and a black head ornament leans in at the upper left, while a boy in a white shirt with red marks presses soil at the centre right. Other children in brown, teal and printed white-and-orange shirts surround the young green plant with compound leaves, some reaching to touch the earth. A girl in a navy top with an orange cord sits at the lower right, looking up. The scene suggests a tree-planting activity at an outdoor site.2007-05-04