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Outdoor 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.

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September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor 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.2016-09-11Outdoor 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 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of people digging red earth beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. In the foreground a man in a black sleeveless top and beige trousers, barefoot, presses a long metal spade into the soil with both hands. Beside him a man in a red t-shirt and grey track pants with red stripes tips soil from a metal basin. Behind them a person in an orange robe and orange shawl stoops to work, and a person in a brown tunic and white trousers leans over a digging tool, smiling. Several more people in orange and white clothing work in the background near green tents and a camera operator at the left edge.2016-09-11September 18 20162016-09-18A photograph of a group of people digging into reddish-brown earth beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground, a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti bends forward and digs with a long-handled spade, while beside him a man in orange robes and orange trousers also digs. Other workers in orange and white clothing, a woman in a white and orange outfit, and onlookers in white, grey and teal clothing stand around the freshly turned soil.2016-09-11Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, several people work the red earth with tools. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala crouches and digs with a pickaxe-like tool, and a woman in orange sari sweeps or clears the ground with a broom. Around them, devotees in orange, maroon and white stand and watch; one man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at upper left, and a woman in orange sari with a beaded necklace stands center. Leaves and cut branches lie on the ground. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-09-04