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Outdoor photo of several people digging red-brown earth on a bare dirt ground at an ashram site, with a construction-work atmosphere. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and a gold chain drives a long-handled spade into the soil. A woman in a white sari and a second woman in orange stand bending and shovelling nearby, and a woman in white holds a flat shovel. At the right edge, a person in white with an orange shawl works with a handled spade, while a bald man in orange stands in the background. Small buildings, palm trees and a wooden plank lie behind and beside the group, and a metal basin sits on the ground.

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Outdoor photograph of a group digging red earth at a construction site beside a single-storey red building with a green corrugated metal roof and a flagpole. Several people in orange or saffron robes and several in white clothes dig with spades and shovels in a trench. A pile of grey stone blocks and rubble lies behind them, with palm trees and a power line overhead. On the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands barefoot watching the work. The scene suggests ashram temple construction labour.2006-11-20A group of about a dozen men and boys digs a sandy pit on a dirt ground in front of a red-brick building with a green corrugated roof and a tall flagpole with a red flag. Several in saffron/orange robes, including a shaved-headed man in the left foreground with an orange shawl, and others in white dhotis and shirts, use spades and shovels to turn soil. Piles of broken stone, bricks and timber lie to the left, with palm trees and buildings behind. The scene reflects groundwork for temple construction at the ashram. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the shaved-headed man in orange is a priest or devotee.2006-11-20A 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.2006-12-09Outdoor photograph of a large group of devotees digging and clearing red-brown earth at a construction site, apparently for a temple foundation. Many wear white dhotis and shirts, while others wear saffron/orange robes with orange cloths tied at the waist. Some carry shovels and digging tools; one man in orange with a shaved head works with a pick, and a bare-chested man in white crouches at right with a trowel. Behind them are a low concrete wall, a tree line and a utility pole with a floodlight. A small orange-robed figure in the lower left foreground watches the work. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the people are ashram devotees and brahmacharis performing seva.2006-11-20Outdoor photo of a temple foundation dig beneath tall coconut palms and a hazy sky. In the foreground a young man in an orange robe with an orange-and-maroon shawl and a red tilak on his forehead digs with a long-handled wooden spade, his wrist fitted with a bangle. Beside him a woman in an all-white garment bends over another spade in the excavated red earth. Behind them several more people in white and orange clothing work or stand among heaps of soil and a short concrete post. No one in the scene is confidently identified as a particular teacher, so no name is assigned to a physical person.2006-12-09September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of an outdoor construction site with reddish-brown soil piled in mounds. Several people in saffron-orange robes with red borders dig with pickaxes and shovels, some bending low to strike the ground. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands among them, and another in a white shirt works at the front with a pickaxe. Behind them are a concrete wall and stone blocks, with a woman in a white sari and a woman in a pink-and-white patterned sari nearby. No figure is clearly identified as a person.2006-12-09A photograph of a temple construction site with fresh red-brown earth piled in heaps. Several monastic devotees in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders dig and shovel the soil; one bends forward with a spade and another holds a shovel. Some bald and some with short hair, they work beside workers in white clothing. Behind them stand a low stone boundary wall, palm and green trees, and a metal pipe fitting at the lower right. Two women in white and a red-patterned sari watch from the left. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in this frame.2006-12-09Outdoor photo of a group digging soil under a large tree. In the centre, a bald man in orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a bangle digs with a long-handled spade. Beside him, a woman in orange sari and another woman in orange carry or hold sand in a shallow tray. On the left, a woman in red sari stands near the pit. Behind them, several people in orange, red and dark clothes watch, including a bearded man in a red shirt and white shorts. Sandy earth, roots and green foliage surround the site.2016-09-11Outdoor construction site with raw red-brown earth excavated into trenches between palm trees. Several people dig and work with shovels and hand tools. A young man with curly dark hair in an orange saffron-coloured robe and shawl, barefoot, digs in the foreground, and another person in an orange robe with a dark shawl works beside him. A woman in a white sari kneels at the trench edge with a shovel, and other people in white clothes and a woman in a red and white sari with a bindi stand nearby holding tools or trays. Concrete pillar forms with rebar stand upright in the pits, and white hoses run across the ground.2006-12-09A photograph of a kara seva work scene at AdiKailaasa on a dry, dusty ground under a large shade tree. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis dig and shovel earth from a mound of reddish soil, while a man in a khaki uniform and a man in a light shirt work nearby. Women in white and cream saris, one wearing an orange and white patterned sari, carry shallow trays or baskets of soil. A low breeze-block wall with fresh red earth piles sits behind them, with distant rocky hills in the background.2008-02-23Outdoor temple construction site with reddish-brown earth, rebar cages and palm trees under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, several women in white saris with braided hair carry and pass earth or material on a flat tray; a man in a beige kurta stands at left. Behind them, a group of people in saffron and orange robes and white ritual clothes work among the foundations. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands center-right, appearing to supervise the work, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone. The site includes concrete formwork and scattered tools.2006-12-09 +2 copies