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Outdoor photograph of a vegetable field where several women harvest brinjal (eggplant) plants with green leaves. Two women in the foreground wear saffron-orange garments and are being guided or assisted, one holding a bamboo support pole. A woman in a teal head covering and grey patterned skirt bends over the plants, and another woman in white kneels nearby. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with gold border and a kneeling figure in red and white are at work among rows of crop plants, with bamboo trellis poles and trees in the background.

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A photograph of several women in a green crop field with leafy plants and a wooden pole in the foreground. A woman in a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border and an orange cloth bag over her shoulder walks among them. Other women wear headscarves, floral-patterned saris in red, green and grey, and one has white flowers in her hair. Trees and hills fill the background, and a child in a yellow dress stands among them.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots and bare, pale branches overhead, several women in orange and red saris gather on bare earth. The woman at centre in a multicoloured sari with a red border holds a flat leaf plate and gestures toward the tree trunk, while a woman at right in a saffron-orange sari with a rudraksha mala reaches toward the roots. A woman at left in red and gold, also wearing a beaded mala, bends low to the ground. A man at far left wears an orange shawl and saffron-orange robe with a dark turban and a beaded necklace. Others in white and orange stand behind in the background.2016-09-04 +1 copiesOutdoors beside a dense green bamboo hedge, several people tidy a grassy patch next to a dirt path. A woman in a white salwar kameez with a pink dupatta stands and watches, and a woman in a green top and striped skirt bends low to pick up debris. A person in an orange robe with a red border bends forward at the right, gathering leaves. Black garbage bags and a pink bucket sit on the ground nearby, with dry debris scattered in the grass.2016-08-18Outdoor ritual under a large spreading tree with thick branches. A woman in an orange saree with a dark rudraksha mala and a gold pendant holds a wooden bowl of reddish-brown earth or powder, while another woman in a multicoloured patterned blouse and a blue-striped saree with a gold necklace reaches toward it. Behind them a woman in a red-brown saree with a rudraksha mala kneels and digs or sifts soil. A man in an orange kurta with a dark turban and rudraksha beads stands at left, and several other devotees in orange, red and white clothing gather around the reddish earth on the ground. The scene appears to be a ceremonial gathering of devotees working with sacred soil beneath the tree.2016-09-04August 18 20162016-08-18September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photograph of a group of young trainees walking in a line along a dirt path near a white building and green trees. Most wear saffron-orange sarongs and shawls draped over one shoulder with bundled knots, and several carry long bamboo staves. A woman in the centre wears a white blouse and skirt with an orange shawl and holds a staff; a man in white with an orange shawl walks behind. Two girls on the right wear orange sarongs with yellow borders and orange head wraps. Visible rear-facing figures suggest a monastic training walk. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present in this image.2006-08-17