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Outdoor gathering under a large leafy tree where a man in a white kurta and white cap holds a wide shallow bowl of reddish-brown granular material, while a younger man in a navy t-shirt reaches to help steady it. Beside them a man in saffron-orange robes wears a long rudraksha mala and a bearded man in a white t-shirt stands to the right. Several other people, including a woman in red and a person in a blue turban, stand in the background among the crowd.

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September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of an outdoor ashram scene beneath a large spreading tree with thick low branches. In the center, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a dark rudraksha mala holds a metal tray of reddish-brown soil. Beside him, a man in a dark navy t-shirt and olive-green trousers pours soil from an orange bucket onto the ground. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers leans in on the right, holding the tray edge. Behind them, several people in saffron-orange robes and white garments stand on the sandy earth, with a smiling woman in orange on the right.2016-09-11Outdoor group work beneath a large tree with spreading branches. Several people in orange and saffron clothing, including women in orange saris with gold borders and men in orange robes, stand and bend around a freshly dug reddish-brown earth pit. A man in a white shirt and white trousers bends over the pit on the left, while a man in a black tracksuit with white stripes pours or tosses soil from a metal tray. Another man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala holds a green bucket, and a bald man in white robes and a white cap stands beside him holding a green bucket. Two foreigners in casual clothes stand on the right watching. Green and turquoise buckets sit on the ground around the pit.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 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.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor 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.2016-09-11Outdoors under a large spreading tree, a group of people dig and shovel red-brown earth. Several men in saffron-orange robes bend and work with spades and hoes. A woman in a black sleeveless top and light trousers tosses soil with a shovel at center. Others in white clothing, including a man in a white cap and a shaved-headed man in an orange wrap with a mala-style necklace, join in. A man in a dark shirt on the right holds a long-handled hoe. Leafy green branches and dappled light surround the scene.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11