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Outdoor scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Several people dig in reddish-brown soil with shovels and hoes. In the foreground a woman in a black top and white trousers digs with an orange-handled shovel, and a man in a dark navy top and khaki trousers digs beside a person in black. Standing observers include a woman in an orange top, a woman in a teal saree, men in white kurta-style clothes, and a man in a red t-shirt. At right a man with long dark hair and a beard wears a rust-orange dhoti, a long rudraksha-style mala and bare shoulders, and holds a hoe; he appears to be a sannyasi-type devotee.

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September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging in red-brown soil beneath a large spreading banyan-type tree. In the foreground a woman in a dark top and a woman in a grey-green outfit work with hand tools. In the centre a person in a black top and black trousers, barefoot, presses a long iron rod into the ground. On the right a man with a beard and bare upper body, wearing an orange-red dhoti and a shawl, holds a hoe; a long rudraksha-style cord hangs from his shoulder. Behind them a line of onlookers in white, teal, blue and red clothing watches. A digging ritual or community work day setting; no fire or ceremonial objects are clearly visible.2016-09-11Outdoors under a large spreading banyan tree, several people dig into reddish-brown earth with hoes and digging tools. In the foreground a woman in a black top and a figure in a dark shirt and light trousers work the soil, while a man in a black top at left swings a hoe. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands, including a woman in a teal sari, a woman in an orange robe, and men in white kurta-style clothing. At far right a man with long dark hair wears an orange-red dhoti and a rope-like cord across his chest, holding a hoe and standing barefoot. The scene looks like a communal digging or ground-preparation activity.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots, a man in a black-and-white short-sleeved shirt and black track pants stands on freshly dug reddish-brown earth, sand spilling from a mound at his feet. Around him, devotees gather: a person in a saffron-orange robe with a bare upper body stands at left, a woman in a maroon sari and another in a pale blue sari watch, a man in a dark t-shirt walks behind, and a boy in a navy t-shirt holds a small wooden drum. A woman in white sits on a concrete edge at right. The scene suggests a ground-breaking or earth-digging ritual at an ashram garden, with a stone wall and greenery behind.2016-09-11Outdoor photo in a shaded grove of trees with hanging vines. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red dhoti with a red-brown shawl draped over his shoulder and a long rudraksha-style mala, is digging the red soil with a wooden-handled tool, a person. Behind him a group of men in white kurtas and a man in a red shirt and a pink shirt watch, and a woman in a blue sari stands at right. Green saplings sit in the foreground beside the dug earth.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11