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Photograph 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.

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Outdoor photo of a group digging red earth beneath a large spreading tree with green leaves. In the foreground a man in white loose clothing bends forward, shovel in hand, sending a spray of soil up. Around him devotees in saffron and orange robes, some with rudraksha malas, work with shovels and hands in the trench. A woman in an orange sari with beads stands at left, and a man in white with a white cap stands at right. A man in a black track top joins the digging. Others in red and orange clothing watch from behind, and a bearded man in a grey shirt stands at far left.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of a group of devotees digging red earth beneath a large tree with spreading branches. In the foreground, a man in white clothes and bare feet leans forward, driving a long iron tool into the soil, while nearby a shovel throws up a cloud of reddish dirt. Around them, women in orange and saffron sarees with rudraksha malas stand and work, one holding a green bucket. A man in an orange kurta and rudraksha mala holds a shovel, another in a black t-shirt with white stripes works with a long-handled spade, and an older person in white with a white cap holds a flat shovel on the right. Several onlookers in mixed colours stand in the background among the trees.2016-09-11Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. In the foreground, devotees in saffron-orange garments dig red-brown earth from a mound with long-handled tools and shallow pans. A man with long dark hair and a dark beard, wearing a red-orange shawl and dhoti, stands barefoot on the mound watching, and a woman in a pale yellow sari stands beside him. Other people in white dhotis with gold borders stand at the left and right edges, and more workers in orange and red cloth kneel and bend at the mound's base.2016-09-04A photograph of a group digging red earth beneath a large tree with thick branches overhead. In the foreground a woman in a black top and grey trousers bends over a long-handled hoe. Beside her a man in saffron-orange robes shovels loose soil, and another person in orange works at left. A central figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body throws soil into the air, while a man in a black shirt and dark trousers holds a digging tool. Others in white and red clothing stand around, and a man in a light grey shirt and dark trousers observes at right. Several people appear in the background, many in white and orange.2016-09-11September 04 20162016-09-04A 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.2016-09-04September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 04 20162016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04