History: 'Chipko'; 294 men & 69 women of the Bishnois branch of Hinduism, who, in 1730, died protecting the trees. This image here is the second iteration of 'Chipko' movement that took place in 1973 in UP, India. Chipko means To Hug/Cling in Hindi, this is where the phrase tree hugging came from. [672x952].

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