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Outdoor photograph of devotees digging red earth beneath large banyan trees in a forest-like grove. A bearded man with long dark hair stands at center in a rust-red robe with a long dark rudraksha-style cord around his neck, holding a hoe. Around him, many people in saffron and orange robes and sarees work with shovels, hoes and a red bucket, while others in colourful sarees and white clothing watch from the left. A small shrine with a deity murti and a decorated arch sits in the background. Probable Swamiji: the central figure's long hair, rudraksha cord and saffron-toned clothing match the page's identification, though his face and details are only partly clear.

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September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, a group of devotees in orange and saffron clothing digs and clears soil. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap with a long rudraksha-style mala holds a digging tool and stands on a freshly turned mound of red earth. To the right, a figure in orange with a red headwrap and long swept-back hair carries a shovel, and nearby women in orange saris and men in orange clothing work alongside. On the left, women in white, blue and red saris stand watching among green foliage.2016-09-04Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots, where a group of people in orange and saffron clothing dig into reddish soil. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a dark beard, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a long dark rudraksha-style mala across his chest, stands barefoot holding a shovel. Beside him a man in an orange dhoti with a red headband carries a metal pot. Several seated and kneeling devotees in orange and saffron attire work with spades and trowels in the pit, while women in orange and blue saris stand at the edge. A small shrine with an arched white frame and deity murti is visible in the background among the greenery.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04A photograph of a group of devotees in saffron and orange clothing gathered around a freshly dug pit of red earth beneath a large banyan tree. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red-brown dhoti or wrap holds a shovel and digs at the soil, while a woman in a red sari beside him holds a red bucket. A bare-footed man in orange garments with a red headcloth and rudraksha mala works nearby with a spade, and a woman in orange holds a red pail. Other women in orange, red and blue saris stand along the edge, some with hands clasped. A small shrine with a deity murti sits among the trees in the background, and green foliage crowds the foreground. Around 20 people are visible.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04September 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 scene beneath a large old banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A bearded man with long hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-orange wrap with a long rudraksha-style mala, stands with hands on hips watching. Around him, many devotees in saffron and orange robes and a few in white, purple and blue saris dig red soil with shovels and hoes, carrying out a tree-planting or earthwork activity. One woman in orange on the right carries a bundle on her head with a red cloth. Lush green foliage surrounds the group.2016-09-04