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A photograph of people working outdoors on reddish-brown tilled soil beneath a leafy tree canopy. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe and orange trousers bends forward, reaching toward a thin branch with both hands. A second person in orange stands at left holding a long wooden stick, with sandals on the bare ground, and another person in white clothing is partly visible at the far left. Small seedlings sprout from the freshly dug earth, and dappled sunlight falls across the scene.

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A group of devotees digs red earth under a large banyan tree with long-handled spades and hoes. Most wear saffron-orange cloths, while others in white dhotis with yellow borders work nearby. Bare feet press into the freshly turned soil, and small green seedlings sprout from the ground in the foreground. Several rudraksha malas hang around the necks of the workers. The scene suggests a communal seva of clearing and preparing ground at an ashram site.2016-09-04September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging soil under a large tree. In the centre, a bald man in orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a bangle digs with a long-handled spade. Beside him, a woman in orange sari and another woman in orange carry or hold sand in a shallow tray. On the left, a woman in red sari stands near the pit. Behind them, several people in orange, red and dark clothes watch, including a bearded man in a red shirt and white shorts. Sandy earth, roots and green foliage surround the site.2016-09-11Outdoor photo of several people digging red-brown earth at the base of a large tree with pale grey bark and green foliage. In the foreground a young person in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a flat metal spade and pushes it into the soil. Next to them a person in orange robes with a mala uses a long iron rod to dig. A woman in a deep red sari with a gold border stands behind them, one hand resting on the tree trunk. Another person in orange robes uses a long wooden stick to sweep or work the ground at right. A small mound of freshly turned earth sits in the centre, with leaves and weeds scattered around.2016-09-04Several people work outdoors in a forest clearing among tall pale tree trunks, digging the ground with long-handled tools. In the foreground a person in orange robes bends forward with a digging tool, while a figure in orange with a rudraksha mala and a wrap digs nearby. A woman in a maroon top stands with hands on hips, and people in maroon and white garments with gold borders work at the right edge. The ground is reddish soil with green leaves and shrubs around them.2016-09-04Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. In the foreground, devotees in saffron-orange garments dig red-brown earth from a mound with long-handled tools and shallow pans. A man with long dark hair and a dark beard, wearing a red-orange shawl and dhoti, stands barefoot on the mound watching, and a woman in a pale yellow sari stands beside him. Other people in white dhotis with gold borders stand at the left and right edges, and more workers in orange and red cloth kneel and bend at the mound's base.2016-09-04Outdoors under a large banyan tree, several people in saffron-orange robes dig into reddish-brown soil with long-handled tools. A young man in the left foreground wears an orange wrap over his shoulder and holds a digging tool, while a person in the lower right bends forward wearing orange clothes and a beaded rudraksha mala. Others in orange and red garments and a person in white stand among the dug earth and tree roots, with dense green foliage overhead.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04September 18 20162016-09-18