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Outdoor photo of a group digging soil beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and green foliage. In the foreground a man with long dreadlocked hair in a black sleeveless top and cream trousers swings a pickaxe with an orange handle. Beside him a woman in a grey top and light trousers works barefoot with a hoe. Center right, a man in a dark sports shirt with a yellow wristband holds a long digging tool. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, a woman in a blue patterned dress and teal leggings, and a person in saffron robes stand watching or waiting. Scattered loose earth covers the ground.

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Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree, several people dig into reddish-brown earth with spades and shovels, forming a pit. Behind them a crowd of about twenty stands watching, including people in orange and saffron clothing, a woman in a teal sari, a woman in a blue patterned dress and light blue trousers, a man in a red shirt, and others in white and black. At the right edge, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a red-orange dhoti-style garment with a dark wrap over his shoulder, standing near a rope. A shovel lies in the dirt in the foreground. Leafy branches and aerial roots fill the background.2016-09-11Outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense aerial roots, several people dig and clear reddish soil with hoes and shovels. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, carrying a hoe, stands at left among others in white and saffron. Nearby, women in white saris and men in white shirts and dhotis work the ground; a man in a black t-shirt stands center-right, and others in casual clothes bend to dig at right. Approximately a dozen or more people are visible.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of a group digging red-brown soil beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense green canopy. In the foreground a shirtless-looking young man with long tied-back hair and a black sleeveless top, khaki trousers and bare feet drives a long iron spade into the earth. Beside him a man in white shirt and trousers stands with a camera on his shoulder. On the right a person in orange robes bends over shovelling soil into a wide tray, and a woman in orange works nearby. Further back, several people in white, orange and brown clothing dig and carry soil around the tree base.2016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging red earth beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Several people in orange and saffron robes use hoes and spades to dig a trench; one barefoot woman in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a bracelet stands center holding a spade, smiling. A young woman in a dark green top and a man in a black top and grey trousers bend to dig, and a man in a red t-shirt and a white cap works nearby. A green bucket sits on the ground. Several others in white and orange clothing work or watch in the background.2016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging in red-brown earth beneath a large shady tree with dense green leaves. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair in a black short-sleeved t-shirt and black trousers presses down on a long digging tool. Beside him, a man with light-brown hair in a blue-grey t-shirt and olive trousers works with a long metal bar. Around them, people in white dhotis and kurtas, an orange-clad figure, and a woman in a blue patterned kurta with turquoise leggings stand or work nearby. A small stack of red bricks sits in the background. Visible text in the bottom-right corner reads a copyright line.2016-09-11