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Outdoors under a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots, several people work on reddish-brown earth. A bald man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with beaded necklaces stands barefoot on the left, holding a flat wooden tray. In the centre, a man in a dark grey t-shirt and black trousers, barefoot, holds a long-handled wooden spade. Beside him, a boy in a navy t-shirt and khaki trousers carries a wooden bowl. Other men in white shirts and white dhotis, a man in a grey shirt and a woman in white sit nearby, with a patch of greenery and a concrete edge at right.

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Outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots, a man in a black-and-white short-sleeved shirt and black track pants stands on freshly dug reddish-brown earth, sand spilling from a mound at his feet. Around him, devotees gather: a person in a saffron-orange robe with a bare upper body stands at left, a woman in a maroon sari and another in a pale blue sari watch, a man in a dark t-shirt walks behind, and a boy in a navy t-shirt holds a small wooden drum. A woman in white sits on a concrete edge at right. The scene suggests a ground-breaking or earth-digging ritual at an ashram garden, with a stone wall and greenery behind.2016-09-11September 18 20162016-09-18September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11 +1 copiesA 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.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a temple construction site with red-brown excavated earth in the foreground. A shaved-headed person in an orange saffron robe and orange cloth swings a pickaxe. Beside them, a person in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange waist sash lifts a clump of earth. Other devotees in white and orange clothing work and kneel in the dug trenches, and a scaffold frame and a few trees stand in the background under a clear blue sky.2006-12-09September 11 20162016-09-11