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A 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.

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Outdoors 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.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoor 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.2016-09-04Outdoors under a large banyan tree, several people in saffron-orange robes dig into reddish-brown soil with long-handled tools. A young man in the left foreground wears an orange wrap over his shoulder and holds a digging tool, while a person in the lower right bends forward wearing orange clothes and a beaded rudraksha mala. Others in orange and red garments and a person in white stand among the dug earth and tree roots, with dense green foliage overhead.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.2016-09-04Outdoor photo of several people digging red-brown earth at the base of a large tree with pale grey bark and green foliage. In the foreground a young person in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a flat metal spade and pushes it into the soil. Next to them a person in orange robes with a mala uses a long iron rod to dig. A woman in a deep red sari with a gold border stands behind them, one hand resting on the tree trunk. Another person in orange robes uses a long wooden stick to sweep or work the ground at right. A small mound of freshly turned earth sits in the centre, with leaves and weeds scattered around.2016-09-04A photograph of a digging or earthwork ritual beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A barefoot young man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, pushes a long iron rod into reddish-brown soil. Beside him a woman in white with gold border and a beaded mala bends to dig, and to the right another person in white with gold trim reaches into the soil. A woman in a rust-red sari stands at left, with a purple-clad figure behind. Several others in orange and white crowd the pit, and a white stone or pot sits partly buried in the earth.2016-09-04A 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.2016-09-11September 04 20162016-09-04