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Outdoor photo at a dusty compound beside a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Several women in white clothes with gold borders stand and sit on a low concrete ledge, one seated woman leaning against the wall while a standing woman in white looks toward the camera. Behind them, people in white and bright saris work among piles of red-brown earth and rocks, some carrying items, while a woman in a blue top and a child in red stand nearby. A woman in an orange and blue sari stands at the left edge by the tree trunk. Concrete block walls and palm trees fill the background under bright daylight.

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February 23 20082008-02-23Outdoor photo under a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and a sandy, leaf-strewn ground. Several people in plain white dhoti and shirt clothing move about among low stone-edged garden beds; a young boy in a red shirt and light trousers stands at right holding a large round metal tray or drum. A middle-aged woman in white sits at lower left wearing a beaded necklace. A man at left in white shirt and dhoti stands barefoot. A figure in the centre wears an orange shawl over white clothing. Tree shade and dappled light cover the scene.2008-02-23Outdoor photo of devotees digging and tending red earth beneath large banyan trees with dense aerial roots. A man in white dhoti-style clothing bends over with a tool in the foreground, while a bald man in white robes with a yellow sash stands at left near the trunk. Another man in white stands center with hands on hips. A seated person in orange robes sits on a curved stone border at right. A woman in orange stands at left, and several other people in white, orange, green and striped clothing stand in the background among the trees. A curved stone edging frames the freshly dug area.2016-09-18February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20162016-09-18Outdoor photo under a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots, at a dirt-floored compound. A line of women and a few men in white and pastel saris and kurtas stand in a row, several holding small items. A seated man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a low raised platform. In the foreground, a mound of red earth, plastic bags and a bag rest on a concrete border. On the right, a man in a striped shirt and white trousers stands barefoot beside a woman in a white sari with orange border and a teal shawl.2008-02-23A photograph of devotees gathered beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches. The ground is bare red-brown earth with circular raised stone platforms around the trunk. A woman in a orange-and-gold sari stands near the center. Several people in white ritual clothes and white dhotis work at the base of the tree, one man in a white shirt carrying a camera, and a woman in a white sari kneels beside a small tool. Others in dark and patterned clothing stand nearby. The scene appears to be an outdoor ashram tree-tending or ground-preparation activity. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-09-18A photograph of a kara seva work site on bare reddish-brown earth shaded by a large spreading tree, with a pale concrete-block wall and palm trees behind. Women in white and cream saris, one in a pink sari with a magenta blouse, and a woman in a red-and-pink sari carry out digging and clearing work, some holding tools. A man in a checked shirt and dark trousers stands at left beside a small child in a green top and red skirt, and a young child in black clothing walks near the centre. Men in white shirts and white dhotis work at the right edge. A bald child sits in the lower right foreground beside an elderly woman in a grey-and-yellow shawl. Plastic bags and bottles lie scattered on the ground.2008-02-23February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor photo of devotees working at a large banyan tree on reddish-brown earth, with aerial roots hanging from its trunk. Many people wear plain white clothing, including a woman in a white dress at the centre and a man in white near the tree on the left. Women in orange, red and maroon saris and a small girl in a red dress stand among them. A child in a white shirt stands at the right, and a boy in red walks in the middle. Low white-edged brick borders, a bare wooden pole and shoes on the ground suggest a kara seva work site.2008-02-23February 23 20082008-02-23Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, several people work the red earth with tools. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala crouches and digs with a pickaxe-like tool, and a woman in orange sari sweeps or clears the ground with a broom. Around them, devotees in orange, maroon and white stand and watch; one man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at upper left, and a woman in orange sari with a beaded necklace stands center. Leaves and cut branches lie on the ground. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-09-04