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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.

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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.2016-09-11 +1 copiesOutdoors under a large spreading tree, a group of people dig and shovel red-brown earth. Several men in saffron-orange robes bend and work with spades and hoes. A woman in a black sleeveless top and light trousers tosses soil with a shovel at center. Others in white clothing, including a man in a white cap and a shaved-headed man in an orange wrap with a mala-style necklace, join in. A man in a dark shirt on the right holds a long-handled hoe. Leafy green branches and dappled light surround the scene.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11A 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.2016-09-11Outdoors 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 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging in reddish-brown earth beneath large shade trees. A woman in a grey top and light grey trousers bends over the soil on the left, with a man in dark clothing nearby. A bald man in saffron-orange robes stoops with a shovel near the centre, and a man in a checked shirt digs with an orange-handled spade at right. Several onlookers stand in the background, including a woman in a red sari, a woman in a pink kurta with a blue headscarf, and a woman in orange clothing wearing a garland. Everyone is barefoot or in simple casual clothes, working the cleared earth together.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging in red-brown soil beneath a large spreading banyan-type tree. In the foreground a woman in a dark top and a woman in a grey-green outfit work with hand tools. In the centre a person in a black top and black trousers, barefoot, presses a long iron rod into the ground. On the right a man with a beard and bare upper body, wearing an orange-red dhoti and a shawl, holds a hoe; a long rudraksha-style cord hangs from his shoulder. Behind them a line of onlookers in white, teal, blue and red clothing watches. A digging ritual or community work day setting; no fire or ceremonial objects are clearly visible.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 20162016-09-11