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Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered in bright daylight. In the centre, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and multiple rudraksha malas stands with a red bindi, hands lowered and eyes downcast. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti crouches in front of him, bending low to the ground near a small green plant. Surrounding men in white, cream and yellow shirts and blue or dark striped shirts look on. The setting appears to be an open grounds or road.

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Outdoors on bare ground, a crowd of men surrounds a central figure in an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti with a gold border, wearing a long black rudraksha mala and a red bindi, with long dark hair swept back. The figure has a person appearance and stands with hands folded in front. A man in a white shirt and dhoti kneels to plant or tend a small green sapling in the soil. Beside him, a man in a yellow shirt and black trousers holds a pink pot and sprinkles or guides the planting, while others in white shirts and khaki trousers look on. A pillared structure stands in the background.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor photo at a dusty site with trees and a low building behind. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and gold-edged cloth stands at right, his long dark hair swept back and visible gold ornaments, appearing to observe a ground-breaking. A man in a mustard-yellow shirt and dark trousers bends down at centre to dig or place something in the soil. Around them, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, some with gold chains and one in a light blue shirt, watch closely; a cameraman with a camera stands at far left. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long hair and rudraksha cues, so the candidate is shown with the probable label, though the face is not clear enough to be certain.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered on dry, reddish-brown earth under a pale sky during a tree-planting ceremony. At centre, a figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a multi-strand rudraksha mala and long dark hair stands with hands folded, appearing to be the probable Swamiji; the cues are the orange robe, the long swept-back hair and the rudraksha mala. Beside him a man in a yellow-gold shirt and dark trousers stands watching. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends low to plant a sapling into the soil, while a seated man in white holds a bucket. Many onlookers in white, blue and yellow shirts, some wearing a small gold chain, stand around, and a photographer with a camera is at lower left. A small watermarked logo appears in the top-left corner, which is not transcribed.2008-08-01Outdoor photograph of a tree-planting moment on bare reddish soil under a clear blue sky. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala crouches low, planting a small sapling with both hands. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a yellow-olive shirt and dark trousers, and a man in a pink shirt stand around watching. Green trees fill the background and a faint logo appears in the upper left corner.2008-08-01Outdoors 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 20082008-08-01A photograph of an outdoor tree-planting moment on dry, reddish ground under a clear blue sky. A long-haired person in an orange saffron garment with a rudraksha mala kneels at the center, pressing soil around a small sapling with both hands. Several men in white and light shirts, trousers and a man in a yellow shirt with dark trousers stand close around them, watching. A younger man in an orange robe stands behind, and a few more people in white shirts fill the background. Green trees appear at the left edge.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01