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Outdoors 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.

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A photograph of a group digging red earth beneath a large tree with thick branches overhead. In the foreground a woman in a black top and grey trousers bends over a long-handled hoe. Beside her a man in saffron-orange robes shovels loose soil, and another person in orange works at left. A central figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body throws soil into the air, while a man in a black shirt and dark trousers holds a digging tool. Others in white and red clothing stand around, and a man in a light grey shirt and dark trousers observes at right. Several people appear in the background, many in white and orange.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 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.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11A 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 20162016-09-11A group of devotees digs red earth under a large banyan tree with long-handled spades and hoes. Most wear saffron-orange cloths, while others in white dhotis with yellow borders work nearby. Bare feet press into the freshly turned soil, and small green seedlings sprout from the ground in the foreground. Several rudraksha malas hang around the necks of the workers. The scene suggests a communal seva of clearing and preparing ground at an ashram site.2016-09-04Outdoor 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.2016-09-11Photograph 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.2016-09-11Outdoor 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 20162016-09-11