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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree with pale trunk and hanging aerial roots. A young man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the center shoveling reddish-brown earth from a mound with a metal spade. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange robes and white clothing help move soil, one carrying a red bucket. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at right, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers watches. Sunlight filters through the leaves.

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September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoors under a large spreading tree with a thick trunk and hanging aerial roots, several people are digging and carrying earth on reddish-brown soil. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center-frame holding a metal tray of soil and tilting it forward. Nearby, a man in white clothing and a cap, and a man in a black t-shirt with green trousers, also handle soil or tools. On the left, people in saffron and orange robes carry a red bucket and shovels. A woman in a white sari with a light border stands at right, beside a man in a white shirt and dark trousers. Several men wear white shirts with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. About ten to twelve people are visible.2016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group working together under a large spreading tree with thick branches and hanging aerial roots. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stoops and shovels reddish-brown soil from a metal tray onto a freshly dug mound of earth. Beside him, a man in white holds a tray, and an older woman in a white sari with a bordered edge stands at right, while a man in a white shirt and dark trousers watches. On the left, several people in saffron and orange robes carry a plastic bucket and a shovel, and a child in an orange dress is nearby. Others in dark t-shirts and white clothes stand along the path, with green foliage overhead.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of a group of devotees digging red earth beneath a large tree with spreading branches. In the foreground, a man in white clothes and bare feet leans forward, driving a long iron tool into the soil, while nearby a shovel throws up a cloud of reddish dirt. Around them, women in orange and saffron sarees with rudraksha malas stand and work, one holding a green bucket. A man in an orange kurta and rudraksha mala holds a shovel, another in a black t-shirt with white stripes works with a long-handled spade, and an older person in white with a white cap holds a flat shovel on the right. Several onlookers in mixed colours stand in the background among the trees.2016-09-11Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree with thick low branches and green leaves. Devotees work on reddish-brown earth: a man in a white shirt and dark trousers shovels or sifts soil into a flat metal tray, while several people in saffron-orange robes carry green buckets and dig with shovels. Others in white kurta-style clothes, a man in a grey shirt, and a woman in a blue top stand watching nearby. A shallow metal basin sits on the ground in the foreground. A child in a blue shirt sits at the right edge beside a low concrete ledge. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the robed figures are devotees and sannyasis.2016-09-11Photograph of a group digging red earth outdoors beneath a large tree with spreading branches and green leaves. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white pants bends forward, holding a long-handled spade and driving it into the soil. Around him, many devotees in saffron and orange clothing, including women in orange saris with gold borders and a man in an orange tunic with rudraksha mala, stand or work with shovels and a green bucket. An older man in white clothes and a white cap stands at the right edge, smiling. Several people are barefoot on the freshly dug earth, and a bearded man in grey stands at the left.2016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging red earth beneath a large spreading tree with green leaves. In the foreground a man in white loose clothing bends forward, shovel in hand, sending a spray of soil up. Around him devotees in saffron and orange robes, some with rudraksha malas, work with shovels and hands in the trench. A woman in an orange sari with beads stands at left, and a man in white with a white cap stands at right. A man in a black track top joins the digging. Others in red and orange clothing watch from behind, and a bearded man in a grey shirt stands at far left.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoors beneath a large spreading tree with thick grey trunk and branches, a group of people works on reddish-brown soft earth. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti shovels soil from a metal tray into a pile. Nearby, several people in saffron-orange robes hold shovels and green buckets, and others in white ritual clothes and grey or blue casual shirts stand watching. A concrete edge lies at right. People count is about ten to twenty visible.2016-09-11