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September 18 2016

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A photo of volunteers working outdoors in a shaded forest clearing with dense trees and hanging vines. In the foreground a shirtless man in a white dhoti with a red border digs red earth with a long-handled tool, while another man in a white dhoti and light kurta bends nearby holding a bucket. A man in a checked shirt and jeans stands barefoot at the center. A woman in an orange top stands in the background, and a woman in a pink salwar kameez and a woman in a white outfit with a maroon shawl walk barefoot across the earth. On the right a bearded man in a black polo shirt and black trousers, with a rudraksha-style mala, stands beside a tan metal basin.2016-09-18September 11 20162016-09-11March 22 20082008-03-22Outdoor photo of a group digging in red-brown soil beneath a large spreading banyan-type tree. In the foreground a woman in a dark top and a woman in a grey-green outfit work with hand tools. In the centre a person in a black top and black trousers, barefoot, presses a long iron rod into the ground. On the right a man with a beard and bare upper body, wearing an orange-red dhoti and a shawl, holds a hoe; a long rudraksha-style cord hangs from his shoulder. Behind them a line of onlookers in white, teal, blue and red clothing watches. A digging ritual or community work day setting; no fire or ceremonial objects are clearly visible.2016-09-11Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Dirt ground is being dug and shoveled. A man in a grey checked shirt and blue jeans stands in the foreground, holding a large earthen basket of soil that a woman in a white top, white trousers and a red shawl is reaching up to receive. Behind them, a woman in a pink floral kurta and olive trousers stands barefoot holding a hoe-like tool. On the left, a woman in a long orange-saffron robe and orange trousers stands barefoot on a concrete edge, gesturing with her hands. Another person in a pale garment stands at the far left edge. Orange fabric hangs on a rope in the background. A small purple decorative ornament hangs from a branch at upper left. Overall the scene shows ashram ground work with soil being carried by hand.2016-09-18September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of several people digging and carrying red earth beneath a large banyan-type tree with hanging aerial roots. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands at left, and a woman in orange robes stands behind him. Near left, a bare-chested man in white with a red cloth wrap digs with a hoe, while a woman in pink carries a shallow basin of soil and a woman in white trousers with a red sash bends to take soil from a basin. A man in a checked shirt and jeans stands barefoot in the middle, and on the right a bearded man with a topknot wears a black polo shirt and necklace, watching the work. Bare reddish soil and green foliage fill the background.2016-09-18Outdoor temple construction site under a clear blue sky, with excavated red-brown earth mounds and exposed steel rebar pillars in the foreground. Many people in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis work across the site; some carry or dig, and a few stand among the mounds. A large dark-green tree line fills the background behind a low concrete boundary wall, and a black water tank sits on a metal stand at left. A standing figure in white robes at the right edge gestures outward, while a bald figure in white sits on the ground near the centre-left. The scene shows ongoing construction labour at a temple site.2006-12-09Outdoor construction site beside a row of tall coconut palms under a clear blue sky. Concrete block walls and foundation pillars rise from reddish-brown earth, and a group of about twenty people in white dhotis and saris, several in saffron-orange robes, stand and walk on the sandy ground while workers in work clothes labour around the excavated site. A woman in orange sari with a wide hat stands at left, and a man in a light shirt is at centre. Grey scaffolding and a distant hillside appear behind the palms. +1 copiesSeptember 11 20162016-09-11