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A photograph of a group digging red-brown soil beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense green canopy. In the foreground a shirtless-looking young man with long tied-back hair and a black sleeveless top, khaki trousers and bare feet drives a long iron spade into the earth. Beside him a man in white shirt and trousers stands with a camera on his shoulder. On the right a person in orange robes bends over shovelling soil into a wide tray, and a woman in orange works nearby. Further back, several people in white, orange and brown clothing dig and carry soil around the tree base.

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September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of people digging red earth beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. In the foreground a man in a black sleeveless top and beige trousers, barefoot, presses a long metal spade into the soil with both hands. Beside him a man in a red t-shirt and grey track pants with red stripes tips soil from a metal basin. Behind them a person in an orange robe and orange shawl stoops to work, and a person in a brown tunic and white trousers leans over a digging tool, smiling. Several more people in orange and white clothing work in the background near green tents and a camera operator at the left edge.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging in reddish-brown soil beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging vines. In the foreground a bald man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, swings a hoe while a man with long tied-back hair in a black sleeveless top and grey trousers digs with a spade. On the right a man in a dark shirt and black trousers holds a long pole, and a woman in an orange top watches. A man in white kurta and red waist cloth digs in the background, and onlookers in white and orange stand nearby, with a dust cloud rising from the digging.2016-09-11Outdoor digging at a shaded site beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. In the foreground a man with long tousled hair, a black sleeveless top and grey trousers, with a tilak mark on his forehead, drives a shovel into reddish-brown soil. Beside him a person in an orange-saffron shirt printed with a portrait holds a spade, and another in orange robes digs at right. Several onlookers stand around, including a woman in a lilac sari with an orange border and a man in a white shirt. The ground is cleared into a shallow excavation with a stone-rimmed well or ring at the right edge.2016-09-11A group of people digging soil under a large tree with spreading branches. In the foreground a woman with dreadlocks and a black top pushes a black shovel with an orange handle into the earth. Beside her a man in a dark blue t-shirt and olive trousers bends and works a tool into the ground. On the right a woman in a teal green sari with gold bangles and a man in a black t-shirt also dig. Behind them a man in white kurta and a woman in an orange top stand among others in white and orange clothing, with reddish earth and a stone pathway visible.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11A group of devotees digs red earth under a large banyan tree with long-handled spades and hoes. Most wear saffron-orange cloths, while others in white dhotis with yellow borders work nearby. Bare feet press into the freshly turned soil, and small green seedlings sprout from the ground in the foreground. Several rudraksha malas hang around the necks of the workers. The scene suggests a communal seva of clearing and preparing ground at an ashram site.2016-09-04September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11