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A young man in a black short-sleeved athletic top and black track pants with white side stripes leans forward, holding a long handle and working over a wide, shallow wooden bowl held by a woman in a teal blue and purple sari with a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace. Beside her, a woman in a saffron-orange sari with gold border laughs and holds a wooden bowl edge. Green leaves and branches frame the outdoor scene under trees, with other people in orange and blue clothing in the background.

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Outdoor photo of a group of devotees doing manual earthwork beneath large trees. A young man in a black t-shirt and black track pants with white side stripes bends forward, digging into reddish soil with a hand tool. Beside him, women in orange and saffron saris and a woman in teal blouse hold a shallow wooden bowl of soil. A man in an orange kurta and dhoti with a long rudraksha mala stands at right, and a bald man in white clothes and a grey cap stands at far right near a green bucket. Foliage and tree trunks frame the scene.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging in reddish-brown soil beneath trees. A man in a black short-sleeved shirt and black trousers, wearing a beaded necklace, leans forward and digs with a long-handled shovel. Beside him a woman in an orange-red sari with yellow border holds a shallow round metal tray. Other women in red and orange garments, including one in a pink skirt and one in a white-and-red checked cloth, kneel or stand around the pit. A sadhu-style figure in orange stands at the right edge with a shovel. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.2016-09-04September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor ritual scene beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a long braided rope of twisted fibre across his chest, bends forward over a bare earth patch, hands low and holding something near the ground. Around him, women in saris stand watching: a woman in a cream sari with gold border on the left holds a long wooden staff, a woman in a blue patterned top stands with hands pressed together, and a woman in a teal sari on the right wears gold bangles. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand behind, and a few onlookers in white and black shirts stand at the edge. The mood is a focused, hands-on ritual activity.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging red earth beneath trees. A man in a pink t-shirt and dark trousers, bent forward, grips a long iron digging tool. Several women and men in saffron-orange robes and shawls dig or stand nearby, one holding a shovel. A woman at right wears an orange sari with gold border, beaded necklaces and bangles. Another woman in a red blouse and green skirt with a long mala stands in the middle. A blue bucket holds loose soil in the foreground. Many other people in orange and red clothing are visible in the background.2016-09-11A photograph of a group of people digging red soil outdoors beneath a large tree. Several women in saffron-orange clothing, one with an orange shawl, work with a pickaxe and a long-handled spade, while a woman in black with a rudraksha mala and a woman in white with a patterned top stand nearby. A man in a red-and-white striped shirt and white dhoti holds a yellow bucket, and a blue bucket sits on the ground among the workers. Other people in orange and white watch from the background. Several people are visible, none identified as a specific individual.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor scene beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots and dense green foliage. In the foreground, a young woman in an orange sari with gold border and a bead necklace stands beside a woman in orange-red clothing holding a flat metal drum. Another woman in an orange sari with rudraksha beads and a red bindi carries a round metal drum, and a woman in a white sari with white hair and glasses gestures nearby. An older man in a white kurta with a white cap and gold-toned necklaces stands at center, and a bearded man in a coral t-shirt holds a large metal tray at right. A teal bucket sits near the group. Several more people in saffron, pink and blue clothing stand in the background, with a young man in a dark t-shirt at upper right.2016-09-11