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Outdoor scene beneath large shady trees with light grey-brown bark. In the foreground a man in white short-sleeved shirt and white trousers, wearing glasses, digs into reddish-brown earth with a long stick or spade, flinging soil from a circular concrete-edged pit. Beside him a young person in a grey top and navy shorts, and another in a pink shirt and black track pants, stand in the loose red soil. Behind them a man in a white kurta and other people in white stand watching, while several people in saffron-orange robes work near the trees at the back. A small offering or item lies on the ground.

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Outdoor photo of men digging red-brown earth beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. In the foreground a bearded man in a white shirt and white trousers, barefoot, bends forward and pushes a long-handled spade into the soil. To the left, a man in a salmon-pink shirt and dark trousers, also barefoot, works a second spade. Behind them several people in white clothes stand on the grounds, and one person wears orange cloth. The soil is freshly turned.2016-09-11Outdoors under a canopy of spreading trees, several people dig and shovel reddish-brown earth on a slope. In the foreground a man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace bends low, working a digging tool into the soil. Beside him another person in orange digs with a wooden-handled tool. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti steps on the earth holding a long-handled tool, and a figure in orange lifts a bowl of soil at the right. Others in white and orange stand in the background among leafy branches, and a person in black carries a metal bowl. The scene appears to be a work or digging activity at a wooded site.2016-09-18September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor 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 copiesPhotograph of a group digging red earth outdoors beneath a large tree with spreading branches and green leaves. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white pants bends forward, holding a long-handled spade and driving it into the soil. Around him, many devotees in saffron and orange clothing, including women in orange saris with gold borders and a man in an orange tunic with rudraksha mala, stand or work with shovels and a green bucket. An older man in white clothes and a white cap stands at the right edge, smiling. Several people are barefoot on the freshly dug earth, and a bearded man in grey stands at the left.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging red earth beneath a large spreading tree with green leaves. In the foreground a man in white loose clothing bends forward, shovel in hand, sending a spray of soil up. Around him devotees in saffron and orange robes, some with rudraksha malas, work with shovels and hands in the trench. A woman in an orange sari with beads stands at left, and a man in white with a white cap stands at right. A man in a black track top joins the digging. Others in red and orange clothing watch from behind, and a bearded man in a grey shirt stands at far left.2016-09-11A photograph of a group of devotees digging red earth beneath a large tree with spreading branches. In the foreground, a man in white clothes and bare feet leans forward, driving a long iron tool into the soil, while nearby a shovel throws up a cloud of reddish dirt. Around them, women in orange and saffron sarees with rudraksha malas stand and work, one holding a green bucket. A man in an orange kurta and rudraksha mala holds a shovel, another in a black t-shirt with white stripes works with a long-handled spade, and an older person in white with a white cap holds a flat shovel on the right. Several onlookers in mixed colours stand in the background among the trees.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of devotees digging and tending red earth beneath large banyan trees with dense aerial roots. A man in white dhoti-style clothing bends over with a tool in the foreground, while a bald man in white robes with a yellow sash stands at left near the trunk. Another man in white stands center with hands on hips. A seated person in orange robes sits on a curved stone border at right. A woman in orange stands at left, and several other people in white, orange, green and striped clothing stand in the background among the trees. A curved stone edging frames the freshly dug area.2016-09-18Outdoors 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 20162016-09-11