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Outdoor photo of devotees digging red earth beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. In the foreground a woman in a olive-green top and pale green patterned trousers hoes the soil with a long-handled tool. Beside her, a woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a flat-bladed spade and scoops earth into a bucket. Behind them, several women in orange and saffron garments, one in pink, and white-clad people stand or work among the trees, with a green bucket at right and a red-shirted person at the edge.

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Outdoor ashram work scene under large banyan trees with exposed aerial roots. Two women in the foreground dig reddish-brown earth with long-handled tools: the left woman wears an olive-green top and pale green patterned trousers with gold bangles, and the right woman wears bright orange robes with a red wrist thread and a cross-body bag. A yellow bucket sits on the ground. Behind them, several people in orange and white clothing stand or work in the soil, and a man in a white cap and white clothes watches at right. Brick fragments and a concrete edge lie in the dirt.2016-09-11 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of devotees digging and clearing bare earth beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A woman in an orange sari in the foreground bends with a tool, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers wields a long-handled hoe beside her. Nearby, a bald man in orange robes and a woman in a yellow-and-pink top work with digging tools, and several people in white and in red saris stand around the excavated patch. A woman in an orange top with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a woman in a red sari with gold bangles looks on. Foliage and a small shrine-like structure are visible behind them.2016-09-11A photograph of a group of people working outdoors under a large leafy tree, digging the reddish-brown soil with hoes and spades. In the foreground a woman in an orange robe bends low over the ground, and beside her a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala digs with a long-handled tool. Around them women in teal, red and maroon saris and men in white shirts and light trousers also dig and carry buckets. The setting appears to be a tree-planting or ground-clearing service activity.2016-09-11A photograph of a group digging soil with long-handled shovels beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes and an orange top bends forward to dig with a shovel. Beside him a woman in a rust-red sari-style garment with rudraksha mala beads digs, and further right another woman in red-orange clothing with beads and a shovel works the soil. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange with beaded necklaces also digs, while a woman in pale pink and a man in a green shirt and others in colourful saris and shirts stand or work nearby. Freshly turned reddish earth fills the foreground.2016-09-11September 18 20162016-09-18A group of people digs and levels reddish earth beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. Several men and women in saffron orange robes, including a shaved-headed monk in orange at left, work with long-handled hoes and spades, some bending low. Others in white clothes, white shirts, a teal sari, a yellow and red patterned blouse and a dark green outfit stand or work nearby, and a worker at right carries a basket. Behind them a white ornamental arch stands near the tree. The scene suggests a communal digging or cleaning service in a temple grounds setting.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group of devotees digging and shovelling reddish-brown earth beneath large shady trees. In the foreground a woman in a red kurta and black leggings bends over a flat shovel scooping soil, while beside her a woman in a green kurta and dark green trousers pushes a spade into the ground. Another woman in orange robes and red kurta bends to dig at right. Several people wear saffron and orange robes, and a bucket of reddish soil sits in the middle. Others in the background, including a man in white and a woman in pink with a blue headscarf, are also working or watching. A green bucket and wooden sticks lie on the ground.2016-09-11Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Several people are digging and carrying red soil on bare dirt ground. In the foreground a woman in a pink kurta with blue trousers and a blue headband bends over a wooden bowl and shovel. Nearby a man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds a long stick, and a person in an orange sannyasi-style robe with bare feet carries a red bucket. Others in white clothes and orange saris or robes stand around, including a woman with orange shawl at right and a man in grey T-shirt. A decorated ornament hangs in the tree background.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor group work at a banyan tree grove with large aerial roots and a circular stone-edged platform. Several people dig in reddish-brown soil with a shovel and buckets: a woman in a pink top and blue trousers with a blue headband uses a shovel, a girl in a red top and black pants crouches, and a woman in a striped top sifts soil into a shallow metal pan. Other participants wear saffron-orange robes, white kurtas and white tops with black skirts, and a red shawl is draped over one woman's shoulders. Blue and orange buckets sit on the ground around the workers.2016-09-11