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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree with thick grey trunks and green foliage. A bearded man in a rust-orange cloth wrap and a thick brown beaded necklace stands in front, smiling, holding a long wooden-handled hoe or digging tool with a metal blade, with a blue bead band on the handle; his bare shoulder and forearm are visible, and he wears a gold chain and a red-orange bracelet. Behind him, a woman in a cream sari with a gold border and a green blouse stands beside a woman in a blue printed kurta and turquoise leggings. Further back, several people are visible, including a man in white and a crouching person in white on sandy ground. The scene suggests a hands-on outdoor work moment rather than a formal ceremony. a person appearance is not confidently established from the image alone, so the role is described as a man in ochre robes.

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September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo beneath large leafy trees and a thick buttress trunk on bare reddish earth. A bearded man in rust-red robes, bare-shouldered with a wrap over one shoulder, a long dark braid falling down his back, a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold necklace, and a red tilak on his forehead, smiles while pressing a long wooden digging tool into the soil. Behind him a woman in a cream sari with a gold border stands with hands clasped. Further left, a woman in a blue patterned kurta and turquoise leggings stands barefoot, and additional people in white clothing are partly visible at the edges, one seated on the ground. The scene suggests ashram manual service. a person candidate: the man in rust-red with long braid and rudraksha mala, appearance-based probable identity.2016-09-11Outdoor scene beneath large trees. A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, with a long rudraksha-style brown bead mala around his neck and dark hair falling down his back, grips a long-handled blue-bladed spade or shovel and smiles as he looks ahead. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with gold border and a green blouse looks down at the work. Behind them a woman in a blue patterned kurta and turquoise leggings stands barefoot, and a few people in white and maroon garments stand or crouch on freshly dug reddish earth. Tree trunks and foliage frame the scene.2016-09-11Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree. A bearded man with long dark hair and a red-brown robe with a gold-trimmed edge, wearing a thick beaded brown rudraksha-style mala and a gold chain, smiles while digging the earth with a blue-handled shovel. Beside him, a woman in a cream sari with a green border and a dark braid watches, and a young woman in a blue patterned kurta and turquoise leggings stands on the left. Other people in white garments are partly visible in the background, and a seated person in white is at the lower left. Bare soil and tree roots surround them.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree with thick aerial roots. A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, with a long dark rudraksha-style mala and dark braided hair falling down his back, digs red soil with a long-handled shovel while smiling. Around him, a woman in a cream saree with gold border and green blouse stands watching, and people in orange and white clothes, several holding shovels, work or look on in the background, some in orange dhotis and one in a white t-shirt. The ground is freshly turned earth at the base of the tree. Count includes all visible people.2016-09-11