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Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, a group of devotees digs in red-brown earth with shovels. A central man with long dark hair and a full beard, bare-chested, wears a rust-red cloth wrap and a dark rudraksha-style cord across his shoulder, holding a shovel and standing at the edge of the pit. Around him, many people in saffron-orange robes and a few women in pink and blue saris work or watch. A white arched garden shrine with a small deity image sits in the background among green foliage.

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September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoor 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.2016-09-04Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, several people work the red earth with tools. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala crouches and digs with a pickaxe-like tool, and a woman in orange sari sweeps or clears the ground with a broom. Around them, devotees in orange, maroon and white stand and watch; one man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at upper left, and a woman in orange sari with a beaded necklace stands center. Leaves and cut branches lie on the ground. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoor 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.2016-09-04Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a wide canopy, a bearded man with long dark hair stands at left wearing a rust-red wrap over his bare upper body and a dark shawl, holding a long staff. Beside him a woman in an orange-red sari and a younger woman in a light top look on. In the foreground, a group of devotees in orange and saffron clothing, several with red and orange head wraps, crouch and stand around freshly dug red earth, one woman holding a turquoise bucket. Dense green undergrowth fills the lower left.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04A photograph of devotees digging soil under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a bare chest wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, pressing a digging tool into the reddish earth. Around him several people in orange and saffron garments, some in purple and red saris, bend and dig with metal tools in a leafy outdoor clearing. The ground is churned brown and loose, with green weeds at the edge.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04A photograph of devotees gathered beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches. The ground is bare red-brown earth with circular raised stone platforms around the trunk. A woman in a orange-and-gold sari stands near the center. Several people in white ritual clothes and white dhotis work at the base of the tree, one man in a white shirt carrying a camera, and a woman in a white sari kneels beside a small tool. Others in dark and patterned clothing stand nearby. The scene appears to be an outdoor ashram tree-tending or ground-preparation activity. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-09-18