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Outdoor photograph under a large shady tree with a thick grey trunk. A bare-chested man in a rust-orange cloth wrapped around his waist and shoulder, with long dark dreadlocks and a brown beaded rudraksha-style mala on his chest, kneels and digs into reddish-brown earth with a long-handled spade. Behind him a woman in a cream sari with a gold border and green blouse stands with her hands folded, and a younger woman in a blue kurta and turquoise leggings stands at the left edge; a few other people are partly visible in the background. a person: the digging man has distinctive long dreadlocks, rudraksha mala and a bare-chested saffron-clad appearance in a ceremonial digging setting.

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September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoors under a leafy tree, a bare-chested man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl digs into reddish-brown soil with a long-handled hoe. He has long dark hair falling down his back, a beard, a vertical tilak on his forehead, and a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder, with a gold chain visible at his neck. Behind him, a woman in a cream sari with gold border and green blouse stands with hands folded, and a woman in a blue kurta and turquoise leggings stands in the background, along with another man in white. The man's appearance with long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange clothing is a plausible match to the page's a person reference, but the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-09-09Outdoor photograph of a bearded man in a rust-red saffron-toned dhoti and wrap, bare-chested, with long dark dreadlocks and rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a small tilak on his forehead, digging red-brown soil with a long-handled spade beneath a leafy tree. Behind him, a woman in a cream sari with gold border and green blouse looks down, and a woman in a blue kurta and turquoise leggings stands further back, with another person in white partly visible. The man appears to be digging a planting or earth-work spot.2016-09-09September 11 20162016-09-11September 09 20162016-09-09September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoors under large banyan trees, a bearded man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with a vertical marking on his forehead, digs into reddish-brown earth with a long-handled spade. Around him, devotees watch and follow: a man in white dhoti and shirt, a woman in a green blouse and cream sari, a woman in a teal sari, a woman in a blue top with a long white cloth, a man in an orange robe at left, and a man in a pink t-shirt and black trousers at right. Some hold spades and tools, and the group has an orderly, ceremonial feel.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 09 20162016-09-09 +1 copies