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Volunteers clean muddy sandals and slippers on wet ground beside a white tent after rain. A young woman in a purple top sits with her head in her hand near a row of footwear. A man in a black shirt with a lanyard stands bent over by a red plastic chair. A person in a wide-brimmed hat and navy shirt crouches over a black bucket, and a woman in a white t-shirt and maroon shorts scrubs shoes from another bucket. Paved red and grey pavers run along the bottom edge, with a metal barrier and green fencing behind.

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May 10th 20162016-05-10May 10th 20162016-05-10A woman in an orange floral salwar kameez bends over a stone block outdoors, placing a pair of sandals among a pile of footwear. A banana tree and tarpaulin canopy stand behind her, a cinder-block wall at right, and another woman in white and a child in orange are visible in the background.2009-07-07Outdoor photo of a construction site with bare dirt, stacked stone blocks, metal posts and rubble. Several people in white clothes carry round metal trays of gravel or stones. A woman in white with an orange sash walks at the centre, a woman in white kurta and trousers stands nearby, and a man in a white shirt wearing a rudraksha-style mala holds a tray at right. A young man in white with an orange sash stands at left, a figure in a white head cloth stands center-right, and a man in a checked shirt and pink headband and a bare-chested worker in a grey shirt and checked lungi stand at right. Seven people are visible.2006-12-19A photograph of a group of women walking single file along a dirt path through shaded trees on an ashram grounds. In the foreground a woman in an all-white outfit carries an orange cup, and beside her a woman in a white top and maroon trousers wears a beaded mala. Behind them, a woman carries a purple yoga mat rolled under her arm, and others in white and pink salwar clothing follow along the path between flat stone markers. Bright sunlight filters through leafy branches, with a red-orange building visible in the background.2011-12-05Outdoor 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.2016-09-11October 28 20062006-10-28September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoor photo of a group digging red earth beneath a large spreading banyan-type tree with aerial roots. Many people in orange and saffron clothing, some in white, dig with long-handled shovels and hoes on a cleared patch of reddish soil. A woman in a white top with a green sash and patterned teal trousers stands at left, and a man in a dark shirt and dark trousers bends forward wielding a shovel in the foreground. Women in orange saris and white garments work alongside, and a yellow machine is visible behind the tree in the background.2016-09-04September 11 20162016-09-11A group of women in white and pastel saris and white dhotis-style clothing bend over working in a dry, freshly turned earth field, pulling roots or weeds by hand. A woman in the foreground on the left wears a lavender sari and a dark beaded necklace and holds plant material. Behind them, a low concrete building with windows, green shrubs, and trees stand under an open sky. The scene shows ashram-style communal farm labour.2006-09-05Outdoor scene on a paved path beside a dry grassy field and a large tree, with apartment buildings in the background. Several women sit on a low concrete edge at left: one in white with a dark bag beside her, one in white with a blue salwar, others in white and pale blue. A woman in white with a white shawl draped over her shoulders stands at centre, and at right a woman in a white sari with an orange border and orange blouse stands near a man in white shirt and white trousers with an ID lanyard, holding a small card. Another man in white with a lanyard stands behind them. Visible people total about nine, and the scene shows volunteer-style staff and participants in white clothing.2006-12-17