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A photograph of an outdoor work scene on reddish-brown earth. A man in a black t-shirt and dark green track pants with red side stripes swings a large axe with a wooden handle, digging into the soil, with a rudraksha-style mala around his neck. A second man in a black shirt crouches low at the right edge, bent over the ground. In the background, a man in an orange shirt with a printed portrait and an orange lower garment stands watching, and a person in white dhoti and shirt stands near a tree with rope hanging from its branches. Low green leaves and a metal railing frame the scene.

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September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group of devotees doing manual earthwork beneath large trees. A young man in a black t-shirt and black track pants with white side stripes bends forward, digging into reddish soil with a hand tool. Beside him, women in orange and saffron saris and a woman in teal blouse hold a shallow wooden bowl of soil. A man in an orange kurta and dhoti with a long rudraksha mala stands at right, and a bald man in white clothes and a grey cap stands at far right near a green bucket. Foliage and tree trunks frame the scene.2016-09-11Outdoor photo of men digging red-brown earth beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. In the foreground a bearded man in a white shirt and white trousers, barefoot, bends forward and pushes a long-handled spade into the soil. To the left, a man in a salmon-pink shirt and dark trousers, also barefoot, works a second spade. Behind them several people in white clothes stand on the grounds, and one person wears orange cloth. The soil is freshly turned.2016-09-11Outdoors under a large spreading tree, a group of people dig and shovel red-brown earth. Several men in saffron-orange robes bend and work with spades and hoes. A woman in a black sleeveless top and light trousers tosses soil with a shovel at center. Others in white clothing, including a man in a white cap and a shaved-headed man in an orange wrap with a mala-style necklace, join in. A man in a dark shirt on the right holds a long-handled hoe. Leafy green branches and dappled light surround the scene.2016-09-11Photograph of a group digging red earth outdoors beneath a large tree with spreading branches and green leaves. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white pants bends forward, holding a long-handled spade and driving it into the soil. Around him, many devotees in saffron and orange clothing, including women in orange saris with gold borders and a man in an orange tunic with rudraksha mala, stand or work with shovels and a green bucket. An older man in white clothes and a white cap stands at the right edge, smiling. Several people are barefoot on the freshly dug earth, and a bearded man in grey stands at the left.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor temple construction site under bright sky with palm trees. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, rudraksha mala around his neck, and works a long wooden tool into sand beside a shallow concrete-filled pit, a person (in-person candidate, distinctive long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues). To the right, a laborer in an orange head wrap, checked shirt and green lungi works alongside him. In the background, several people in white dhotis and shirts stand near an orange bucket, with more saffron-clad figures further back among scaffolding and tarps.2006-12-09A photograph of devotees digging red earth with shovels outdoors under leafy trees. Two people in the foreground, a man in a dark t-shirt and dark trousers and a woman in a black top and dark trousers with a purple sleeveless top, are bent over shovels turning soil. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a beaded necklace stands watching, and several people in saffron-orange robes and a woman in a purple top work the earth. Freshly dug mounds of reddish soil cover the ground, with a wooden plank and marks in the dirt visible.2016-09-04Outdoor photo of devotees digging in reddish-brown earth. In the centre, a man in a black sleeveless top and grey track trousers bends forward and works a small tool into the soil, lifting out a mound of dirt. Behind him, a woman in a black sleeveless top and light trousers leans over, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at the back. On the left and right edges, people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand near the diggers, and a figure in red clothing is at the far left. Trees and a paved area appear in the background.2016-09-11Outdoors on bare reddish earth, a woman in saffron-orange sannyasi-style clothing with a long orange wrap and a beaded mala necklace bends forward and digs with a metal shovel, kicking up dust. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and a man in a grey t-shirt also shovel soil into a pink bucket and a heap of loose earth. On the left, a figure in white dhoti stands with a wooden stick, and on the right a woman in red sari watches. Trees are behind them. Their clothes and the pink bucket stand out against the brown ground.2016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging in red-brown earth beneath a large shady tree with dense green leaves. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair in a black short-sleeved t-shirt and black trousers presses down on a long digging tool. Beside him, a man with light-brown hair in a blue-grey t-shirt and olive trousers works with a long metal bar. Around them, people in white dhotis and kurtas, an orange-clad figure, and a woman in a blue patterned kurta with turquoise leggings stand or work nearby. A small stack of red bricks sits in the background. Visible text in the bottom-right corner reads a copyright line.2016-09-11A dusty outdoor construction site with red-brown earth mounds under a clear pale sky, trees and a low stone wall behind. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a pink border leans forward, holding a long-handled digging tool into the soil. To the right, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange waist sash stands with bare arms and gold bracelets, and others in white and orange work nearby. Several workers in white and orange are bent over digging, and a woman in orange with long dark hair sits on the left beside a small pot.2006-12-09