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Outdoor photo of a group digging in reddish-brown earth beneath large shade trees. A woman in a grey top and light grey trousers bends over the soil on the left, with a man in dark clothing nearby. A bald man in saffron-orange robes stoops with a shovel near the centre, and a man in a checked shirt digs with an orange-handled spade at right. Several onlookers stand in the background, including a woman in a red sari, a woman in a pink kurta with a blue headscarf, and a woman in orange clothing wearing a garland. Everyone is barefoot or in simple casual clothes, working the cleared earth together.

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September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of a group of people working outdoors under a large leafy tree, digging the reddish-brown soil with hoes and spades. In the foreground a woman in an orange robe bends low over the ground, and beside her a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala digs with a long-handled tool. Around them women in teal, red and maroon saris and men in white shirts and light trousers also dig and carry buckets. The setting appears to be a tree-planting or ground-clearing service activity.2016-09-11A photograph of a group digging soil with long-handled shovels beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes and an orange top bends forward to dig with a shovel. Beside him a woman in a rust-red sari-style garment with rudraksha mala beads digs, and further right another woman in red-orange clothing with beads and a shovel works the soil. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange with beaded necklaces also digs, while a woman in pale pink and a man in a green shirt and others in colourful saris and shirts stand or work nearby. Freshly turned reddish earth fills the foreground.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of devotees digging and carrying red earth on a dirt path beneath large leafy trees. A man in a black t-shirt and black trousers, barefoot, shovels soil while a woman in a red sari with yellow border stands nearby. Several people wear saffron-orange robes, including a standing man in orange kurta and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti at right. Others in pink, green and white saris carry pots and tools. A green-clad figure appears at the right edge.2016-09-04A 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 04 20162016-09-04September 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 copiesA 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 photograph of devotees digging red earth with shovels outdoors under leafy trees. Two people in the foreground, a man in a dark t-shirt and dark trousers and a woman in a black top and dark trousers with a purple sleeveless top, are bent over shovels turning soil. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a beaded necklace stands watching, and several people in saffron-orange robes and a woman in a purple top work the earth. Freshly dug mounds of reddish soil cover the ground, with a wooden plank and marks in the dirt visible.2016-09-04