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Outdoor photo of a group of devotees digging and clearing bare red-brown earth beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. A shaven-headed monk in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a shovel at left, while a man in a white shirt and white trousers works with a spade beside him. Women in white and cream saris and a woman in a teal sari stand or work nearby, and a man in a black t-shirt stands centre foreground watching. Other participants in grey and white clothing bend to dig. The scene suggests a communal tree-tending or ground-preparation activity at an ashram setting.

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Outdoor scene at a large banyan tree with many aerial prop roots and spreading limbs. Several devotees dig in reddish-brown soil at the base of the trunk, using shovels. A woman in white clothes stands at left, a woman in a white dress with a green-and-white sari-like wrap is in the foreground, and men in orange and saffron robes stand nearby, one holding a shovel. Some people wear white, others black or grey shirts. A small child in blue appears among them. A small shrine-like opening is visible in the trunk base, with a metal railing at right. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2016-09-11Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading limbs, a crowd of devotees works on bare earth. Several people in white clothing bend low with brooms and tools, while others in orange and saffron robes stand nearby, including a shaved-headed man in an orange shirt at left and a figure in orange with rudraksha beads. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in green, blue, teal and yellow. A man in a white shirt holds a long-handled broom, and a woman in an orange top leans over the ground. The scene suggests a community cleaning or seva activity around the sacred tree, with an ornate archway visible at right.2016-09-11Outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense aerial roots, several people dig and clear reddish soil with hoes and shovels. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, carrying a hoe, stands at left among others in white and saffron. Nearby, women in white saris and men in white shirts and dhotis work the ground; a man in a black t-shirt stands center-right, and others in casual clothes bend to dig at right. Approximately a dozen or more people are visible.2016-09-11Outdoor photo beneath a large old banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, where a group works on freshly dug reddish-brown earth. A woman in a bright orange-yellow sari hands a bowl to a man in a black t-shirt and grey trousers, while others in orange and saffron clothes stand nearby, some holding buckets and a green bucket sits on the ground at right. Several older men in white kurta-style clothing and white caps stand at right, and a woman in a black tank top and grey trousers stands at left. Children in orange and a girl in white are visible among the crowd, and a purple cloth hangs from a branch at upper left.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A group of people digs into reddish-brown soil with shovels, hoes and pickaxes. Several men in orange and saffron clothing work in the foreground, a woman in a red sari bends forward with a hoe, and a woman in an orange sari with a mala holds a shovel. Others in white kurtas, jeans, a blue patterned dress and dark tops stand or work around the pit, and onlookers watch from behind the trench. A thin sadhu-like figure in white stands near the center. The scene is an ashram-style community work activity.2016-09-11A group of people digs and levels reddish earth beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. Several men and women in saffron orange robes, including a shaved-headed monk in orange at left, work with long-handled hoes and spades, some bending low. Others in white clothes, white shirts, a teal sari, a yellow and red patterned blouse and a dark green outfit stand or work nearby, and a worker at right carries a basket. Behind them a white ornamental arch stands near the tree. The scene suggests a communal digging or cleaning service in a temple grounds setting.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of devotees gathered beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches. The ground is bare red-brown earth with circular raised stone platforms around the trunk. A woman in a orange-and-gold sari stands near the center. Several people in white ritual clothes and white dhotis work at the base of the tree, one man in a white shirt carrying a camera, and a woman in a white sari kneels beside a small tool. Others in dark and patterned clothing stand nearby. The scene appears to be an outdoor ashram tree-tending or ground-preparation activity. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-09-18September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, several people work the red earth with tools. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala crouches and digs with a pickaxe-like tool, and a woman in orange sari sweeps or clears the ground with a broom. Around them, devotees in orange, maroon and white stand and watch; one man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at upper left, and a woman in orange sari with a beaded necklace stands center. Leaves and cut branches lie on the ground. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-09-04September 18 20162016-09-18