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A photograph of a group digging soil with long-handled shovels beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes and an orange top bends forward to dig with a shovel. Beside him a woman in a rust-red sari-style garment with rudraksha mala beads digs, and further right another woman in red-orange clothing with beads and a shovel works the soil. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange with beaded necklaces also digs, while a woman in pale pink and a man in a green shirt and others in colourful saris and shirts stand or work nearby. Freshly turned reddish earth fills the foreground.

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A photograph of a group of people working outdoors under a large leafy tree, digging the reddish-brown soil with hoes and spades. In the foreground a woman in an orange robe bends low over the ground, and beside her a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala digs with a long-handled tool. Around them women in teal, red and maroon saris and men in white shirts and light trousers also dig and carry buckets. The setting appears to be a tree-planting or ground-clearing service activity.2016-09-11Outdoor photo of devotees digging and clearing bare earth beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A woman in an orange sari in the foreground bends with a tool, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers wields a long-handled hoe beside her. Nearby, a bald man in orange robes and a woman in a yellow-and-pink top work with digging tools, and several people in white and in red saris stand around the excavated patch. A woman in an orange top with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a woman in a red sari with gold bangles looks on. Foliage and a small shrine-like structure are visible behind them.2016-09-11A photograph of a group of people digging into reddish-brown earth beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground, a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti bends forward and digs with a long-handled spade, while beside him a man in orange robes and orange trousers also digs. Other workers in orange and white clothing, a woman in a white and orange outfit, and onlookers in white, grey and teal clothing stand around the freshly turned soil.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, several people dig red-brown earth with hand tools. In the foreground a young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha-style necklace, drives a long iron tool into the soil while crouching. Beside him a person in orange works with a spade, and further back others in orange and white clothing dig with shovels and hoes. A woman in a red sari and a figure in white dhoti attire are also at work among the roots and fresh-turned earth. Small seedlings sprout at the lower left of the dirt mound, and the scene suggests a tree-planting or ground-preparation activity.2016-09-04Outdoor photograph of devotees digging red earth beneath large banyan trees in a forest-like grove. A bearded man with long dark hair stands at center in a rust-red robe with a long dark rudraksha-style cord around his neck, holding a hoe. Around him, many people in saffron and orange robes and sarees work with shovels, hoes and a red bucket, while others in colourful sarees and white clothing watch from the left. A small shrine with a deity murti and a decorated arch sits in the background. Probable Swamiji: the central figure's long hair, rudraksha cord and saffron-toned clothing match the page's identification, though his face and details are only partly clear.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoor photograph of devotees digging red earth beneath a large banyan tree with dense green foliage. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a dark rudraksha-style mala stands at left in a maroon-red cloth, watching. Many men in saffron-orange dhotis and white dhotis with gold borders use long-handled tools, hoes and a shovel to dig and pile soil on a path. Some hold a drum, and others kneel in white with beaded necklaces. The scene looks like a ritual preparation or seva at an ashram grove, with leaves and vines in the foreground.2016-09-04A photograph of devotees working outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and dense green foliage. A man in an orange dhoti-style wrap bends forward, digging soil with a long-handled hoe, while another man in orange beside him works nearby. A woman in a dark red sari holds a digging tool and stands on freshly turned red earth. Other women in orange and green saris, and a woman in an orange sari with gold border crouched at right, work or watch among the group. Several other devotees stand in the background among the tree trunks. The red soil mound and loosened earth suggest a planting or clearing activity at the tree.2016-09-04A group of devotees digs red earth under a large banyan tree with long-handled spades and hoes. Most wear saffron-orange cloths, while others in white dhotis with yellow borders work nearby. Bare feet press into the freshly turned soil, and small green seedlings sprout from the ground in the foreground. Several rudraksha malas hang around the necks of the workers. The scene suggests a communal seva of clearing and preparing ground at an ashram site.2016-09-04A photograph of a group of people digging red earth beneath large shade trees at an outdoor site. Several people in orange and saffron clothing use hoes and shovels to dig and fill a bucket with soil. A person in a bright blue outfit with an orange shawl bends forward to dig. Other people in white clothes stand in the background among the trees, and a woman in an orange garment watches while holding a digging tool. The people number roughly a dozen or more, and no clearly identifiable a person candidate stands out in the scene.2016-09-11