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Outdoor site work with a pile of reddish-brown soil in the foreground. A young man in a navy t-shirt with a graphic print and a red bindi carries a large orange-red basin of soil on his shoulder and smiles. Behind him, a monk in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, shaved head, holds a sack, and another person in saffron clothing stands nearby. On the right, a smiling man with glasses and a grey beard wears a white kurta with beaded necklaces. A brick wall with barbed wire and a red tiled roof form the background.

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A smiling man in glasses and a black t-shirt carries a red basin of soil on his head with both arms raised, at an outdoor construction or cleaning site of loose red earth and rubble. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a wrap stands by a red brick wall. A blurred person is in the left foreground. Piles of dirt and a rock lie at right, with barbed wire on top of the wall.2016-08-18August 18 20162016-08-18Three men work outdoors beside a red cinder-block wall topped with barbed wire under an overcast sky. On the left, a shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a sacred thread and a red tilak holds a terracotta pan while smiling. In the centre, a young man in a dark navy t-shirt and black trousers, wearing a beaded bracelet and necklace, scoops earth from a pile of soil. On the right, a bespectacled man in a grey graphic t-shirt and dark trousers smiles and stands beside the mound. The scene suggests campus cleaning or ground work at an ashram.2016-08-18August 18 20162016-08-18A smiling man in rimmed glasses and a black t-shirt carries a large red bowl of soil on his head, both hands raised to steady it. A thin white cord hangs from his neck and a white cloth pads his head. Behind him stands a red brick wall with green creeper foliage, and in front lie piles of reddish earth and rubble. A second person in dark clothing stands at the right edge of the frame.2016-08-18 +1 copiesAugust 18 20162016-08-18August 18 20162016-08-18A construction site at an ashram, with sandy ground, concrete block walls and rebar posts in the background beside a single-storey building with a red-tiled roof. Several people in saffron-orange robes, including a shaved-headed young monastic at left and a bald man in orange beside him, carry shallow metal trays of earth or material. Women in white saris with orange shawls and a woman in an orange sari with a red-and-gold border work alongside them, some kneeling to fill trays, while others in white stand in the background. Trees and a blue sky complete the scene.December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesA man in white ritual dhoti with orange-gold borders stands on bare earth in front of a red brick wall, carrying a shallow metal bowl on his head with both hands raised. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a dark wristband. Green shrubs and a wire fence appear behind the wall. The bowl appears to hold soil or debris.2016-08-18August 18 20162016-08-18Outdoor campus cleaning work beside a red brick wall with greenery at the top left. A man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bare arms stands on a dirt path, watching. A young man in an orange t-shirt and orange pants carries a teal bucket on his head, and a yellow bucket is held by a man in a dark blue t-shirt at left. Behind them, a bald man in orange robes digs with a shovel beside a soil heap, and another person in white works nearby. A woman in an orange saree with a long braid, seen from behind, lifts her arm at right. Gravel and dirt surround them.2016-08-18