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Outdoor photo of devotees digging and shovelling reddish-brown earth beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti wraps, with a long rudraksha mala around his neck, drives a spade into the soil. Nearby, people in orange and pink saris and a dark sleeveless top and white trousers shovel and carry sand, while others in orange garments sit on the ground to the left. Several participants wear white and black clothing. Lush green foliage fills the background.

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September 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.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor 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.2016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging in reddish-brown earth beneath large banyan tree roots and a dense green canopy. In the foreground a man in an orange robe with a bare chest and orange wrap holds a shovel and digs. Beside him a woman in a black sleeveless top and light trousers digs, and a woman in a grey top and green trousers works with a spade. Other volunteers wear black, white and red clothing, and a man in black at right stands watching. Several people are visible in the background. The scene shows shovelling and earthwork.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.2016-09-11A photograph of a group digging red earth beneath a large tree with thick branches overhead. In the foreground a woman in a black top and grey trousers bends over a long-handled hoe. Beside her a man in saffron-orange robes shovels loose soil, and another person in orange works at left. A central figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body throws soil into the air, while a man in a black shirt and dark trousers holds a digging tool. Others in white and red clothing stand around, and a man in a light grey shirt and dark trousers observes at right. Several people appear in the background, many in white and orange.2016-09-11Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, several people dig red-brown earth with hand tools. In the foreground a young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha-style necklace, drives a long iron tool into the soil while crouching. Beside him a person in orange works with a spade, and further back others in orange and white clothing dig with shovels and hoes. A woman in a red sari and a figure in white dhoti attire are also at work among the roots and fresh-turned earth. Small seedlings sprout at the lower left of the dirt mound, and the scene suggests a tree-planting or ground-preparation activity.2016-09-04Outdoor photograph of a group digging in reddish-brown earth beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and wrap digs with a long-handled spade while a woman in a black sleeveless top and grey trousers stands near him. To the left, a man in black clothing and a man in white shirt also dig with shovels, and to the right a woman in a dark top and olive trousers digs. A man in black shirt stands at the far right edge watching.2016-09-11