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Outdoor photograph on a grassy field with palm trees and a dry haystack behind. A long-haired figure in a flowing saffron orange robe with an orange wrap stands bent forward, watching. Beside them a man in a white shirt and white trousers crouches low, using a thin bamboo stick to dig or probe the soil near a small cluster of stones on the grass. The figure's long dark hair and orange robe are distinctive, though no name is printed on the figure.

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A photograph of an outdoor rural site with palm trees and dry grass. A person in long dark wavy hair and an orange saffron wrap stands barefoot holding a long wooden pole upright, pressing it into the ground beside a stone-lined pit, as if setting a post. Beside them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti looks down at the work. Palm trunks, a thatched shed, and stacked dry palm fronds surround the open field.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23A person in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark wavy hair stoops on a grassy path, holding a long thin wooden stick and pressing it into the ground near small stones. Behind them stands a whitewashed wall beside a stacked pile of dry palm fronds and straw, with thatched bundles, palm trees and a dirt path in a rural setting. Two men in white shirts and dhotis stand at the left and right edges, and a small child in a yellow outfit watches near the wall. The person's expression is downcast, focused on the ground work.2006-09-23A photograph taken at night of two people digging into reddish soil among tall dry grass. A bald man in a white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl leans over the hole, and beside him a person in an orange-red garment with a light yellow-peach top kneels and pushes both hands into the earth. Their hands are working the soil to plant a sapling, and the surrounding grass is golden and dry. A small purple emblem with a white bird appears in the upper left corner.2008-01-16Outdoor field setting with bare soil, a grassy embankment, and palm trees under a blue sky. A woman with long, dark, wavy hair wears a flowing saffron-orange garment draped over her body and orange sandals, walking along the embankment. Behind her, men in white shirts and white or patterned dhotis follow, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti on the right looks down at the ground. A tall orange-and-white information board on wooden posts stands at left beside a rough wooden stump. A water-stain-free date stamp reads 23 9 2006 along the lower left edge.2006-09-23A photograph of a man standing on a dirt ground outdoors, leaning on a long dark wooden walking staff held in his right hand. He wears a loose saffron-orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder, leaving the other shoulder bare, with matching orange lower garment and open brown sandals. He has long, dark, swept-back hair and a small red mark on his forehead. Behind him are green shrubs, a palm frond, a stone heap, and two men in white clothes walking along a path. Partially visible at left is a fence and a blue-and-white circular logo.2006-10-10November 03 20062006-11-03Outdoor photograph of a bare-earth ground being prepared beside a green bushy slope with palm fronds at top left. In the foreground a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and long swept-back dark hair leans forward, planting a dark walking staff into the soil with one hand, with a long rudraksha mala hanging at the chest. Behind him, four devotees stand with hands in anjali mudra: a woman in a cream sari with a dark necklace at left, a man in a white shirt and cream trousers with bangles in the centre, and a woman in a white sari with blue border at right. Another person in white stands between them, and a figure in white points from the right edge. Sandals lie on the ground at right. a person is the saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha mala, planting the staff in the earth as a ground-breaking ritual.2006-11-03A person in an orange saffron robe kneels in reddish-brown soil, planting a young sapling with green leaves. The person has long, dark, swept-back hair, a red tilak on the forehead, and wears a long rudraksha mala of dark beads. Beside them, another person in orange robes and a red-maroon top sits with a brass bowl of yellow-coloured offerings. Other people in orange and white clothing stand and kneel around the planting, and a white-clad man on the right holds his hands together. The scene suggests a tree-planting ceremony outdoors.2012-04-02November 03 20062006-11-03December 09 20092009-12-09Outdoors on bare red-brown earth in front of a grey concrete-block wall, a man in a bright orange turban and orange robe stands upright, holding a long wooden staff in one hand and a rudraksha mala hanging on his chest. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl kneels and bends low to tend a small green seedling planted in the soil. A long wooden rod leans against the wall behind them. The scene reads as a planting or tree-tending activity at a rural site.