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Outdoor photo at a rocky, rubble-strewn construction or excavation site under a cloudy sky. In the foreground a woman in a purple top and patterned skirt, with a black shoulder bag and a name badge, stretches her arm forward to take a plate of food from another person's hands. Behind her, several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among the boulders, and a figure in orange-saffron clothing stands in the middle distance. A woman in a red outfit and a white sari also appear to the right. Trees line the background.

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Outdoor photograph of volunteers on a rocky, earth-strewn slope under a bare tree and pale sky. Two women in the foreground carry broad flat trays of rubble and stones. The woman on the left wears white clothing with a gold-bordered yellow sari, round glasses and a beaded mala necklace, and wears an ID badge on her blouse. The woman on the right wears a white sari with teal trim, a rudraksha-style beaded mala and gold earrings, and carries a tray of stones. Behind them, other people in white, red and yellow saris and a man in a light shirt are moving among the rocks, and a few houses and power poles sit in the distance.2008-06-20A group of volunteers, mostly women in white and cream saris and salwar kameez, climbs a rocky hillside of large grey boulders and gravel under a pale sky with a few green trees. A man in a white shirt on the left reaches down to hand a stone upward, while a woman in a white sari and a woman in a red kurta help carry and pass rocks. An older woman in a white sari with a light shawl stands on the slope at right. Their activity suggests a shramadana-style stone-clearing or construction task at an outdoor site. No ritual, deity or figure resembling a person is visible.2008-06-20A woman in a white sari with orange border stands in the foreground on a rocky, dirt-covered hillside, holding a flat stone plate with both hands. She wears a red bindi, gold bangles and a beaded rudraksha-style mala around her neck. Behind her, several people dressed in white clothes move among boulders and trees under a pale sky, with a small blue logo visible in the upper left corner.2008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20A construction site at an ashram, with sandy ground, concrete block walls and rebar posts in the background beside a single-storey building with a red-tiled roof. Several people in saffron-orange robes, including a shaved-headed young monastic at left and a bald man in orange beside him, carry shallow metal trays of earth or material. Women in white saris with orange shawls and a woman in an orange sari with a red-and-gold border work alongside them, some kneeling to fill trays, while others in white stand in the background. Trees and a blue sky complete the scene.A photograph of a rocky, dusty open field where devotees are carrying out communal labour. In the foreground an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends low over rubble and stones, while a woman in a white sari and others around him sift and carry rocks. Behind them a long line of people in white and coloured saris, kurtas and dhotis walks across the cleared ground beside a dry tree and distant power lines under a cloudy sky. A man in a brown shirt and white trousers with an ID badge stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a seva or volunteer work day at an ashram site.2008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20Outdoor photograph of a crowd on a dusty open ground under a pale sky with scattered clouds and utility poles behind. In the foreground a woman in a grey kurta with a blue and yellow checked shawl draped over her shoulders carries a patterned cloth bag and looks ahead. To the right a smiling woman in a pink-and-white sari with a red blouse holds a small bundle or offering with both hands. A man in a cream shirt and dark trousers stands with his back to the camera, and a person in saffron-yellow clothing appears at left edge. Several others in white and yellow garments stand nearby. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2008-06-20A photograph of an outdoor gathering under a leafy green tree. In the foreground, a man with dark swept-back hair and a moustache, wearing a loose white kurta and a red-brown rudraksha mala, kneels and extends his hands toward a woman in a purple top and patterned sari who holds out a plate of food. Behind them, several people in white clothes move about, and a woman with a long braid wears a white sari with a gold border. The setting is a grassy open area with tall trees and rope strung between them.2008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20Outdoor photograph of a dusty construction-type site with a raw earthen embankment and rubble behind a low wall. A group of about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas gather on bare ground. A bearded man in a cream-coloured kurta and bare feet stands centre-right, reaching toward a grey-haired man in white beside him, while others handle small items and sacks. A man on the right wears a rudraksha mala over a white shirt and dhoti. Shoes are scattered at the lower left. The scene suggests volunteers working together on the grounds, with stacked stones and soil around them.2008-06-20