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Outdoor photo of devotees doing groundwork beneath a large spreading tree with thick hanging aerial roots. Two men in foreground bend forward pouring reddish-brown soil from yellow plastic pots onto bare earth; the man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti-style trousers, the man on the right wears a white shirt and dark jeans. Behind them several people in white clothing and one woman in a white sari with a gold border stand or stoop among the dirt; one man wears a dark t-shirt, another a grey shirt. Leafy green branches frame the upper right.

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September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoors under a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots, a group of devotees works on reddish-brown earth. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and dark trousers bends forward, pouring soil from a cream-coloured plastic bucket. Around him others in white kurtas and dhotis, orange and saffron robes, and dark t-shirts stand or bend, some barefoot, carrying out the digging and levelling. A woman in an orange sari with a red shawl is at right beside a low concrete edge, and a child in a blue top and red shorts stands at the far right. The scene appears to be a service or community work activity at the tree.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11A man in a white shirt and dark jeans leans forward and tips a red plastic bucket of reddish-brown earth onto a large mound of soil in the foreground. Around him, several people in pink, black and orange clothing stand and move among the trees. Behind them a large tree with spreading branches and a chain hangs from a limb. One man in a pink shirt stands near the bucket, and a person in blue kneels at the lower right corner. The scene looks like an outdoor work or ritual activity beneath the trees.2016-09-11Outdoor 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.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor scene beneath a large spreading banyan tree with thick low branches and green leaves. Devotees work on bare reddish-brown earth: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward pouring soil from a beige bucket, while another man in white trousers stands nearby. Several people wear white clothes and some wear saffron-orange robes, including a woman in orange at right. A young boy in a blue shirt and red shorts stands at right, and a man in a grey shirt and white dhoti sits on the stone edge. Scattered bystanders in white, grey and orange move through the grove.2016-09-11A 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.2016-09-11Outdoors beneath a large spreading tree with thick grey trunk and branches, a group of people works on reddish-brown soft earth. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti shovels soil from a metal tray into a pile. Nearby, several people in saffron-orange robes hold shovels and green buckets, and others in white ritual clothes and grey or blue casual shirts stand watching. A concrete edge lies at right. People count is about ten to twenty visible.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of men digging red-brown earth beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. In the foreground a bearded man in a white shirt and white trousers, barefoot, bends forward and pushes a long-handled spade into the soil. To the left, a man in a salmon-pink shirt and dark trousers, also barefoot, works a second spade. Behind them several people in white clothes stand on the grounds, and one person wears orange cloth. The soil is freshly turned.2016-09-11