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Outdoor photo of a group of devotees digging in reddish-brown earth beneath large leafy trees. Several people hold shovels and dig into a mound of fresh soil. A man in an orange robe in the centre-right digs with a shovel. A woman in a pink kurta with a blue head scarf stands at the right edge, and a woman in a red sari digs in the background. Others wear black, grey, white and pink clothing.

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Outdoor photo of a group digging in red-brown soil beneath a large banyan-type tree with aerial roots. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, wearing glasses, bends forward to dig with a hoe. Beside him a bald man in a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala digs with a wooden-handled hoe. Further right a person in an orange garment digs, and a woman in a red sari with gold border kneels at the edge of the pit. Several other diggers in orange, white and dark clothes work in the background among greenery.2016-09-11Outdoor groundbreaking or digging ceremony beneath large banyan tree with aerial roots. Central figure in rust-red and maroon robe with gold border, bare-chested with rudraksha mala, swings a long-handled mallet with a white head onto reddish-brown earth. Around him, saffron and orange-robed men dig with shovels and a hoe, and a woman in a red-and-orange sari with a rudraksha mala watches. A woman in a blue sari with gold trim holds a trident-topped staff. A woman in a light blue patterned salwar and a younger man in a navy T-shirt stand at right, and an older woman in teal sari with gold border stands at far right. Several white-clad people stand in the background. About 15 people visible.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group of people digging in reddish-brown soil beneath large shady trees. A man in the centre wears an orange dhoti-style garment and a white top, holding a spade. Around him, several people in dark shirts, grey trousers, a pink kurta and a red top dig and shovel the earth, some bent over and others standing. A woman in a pink kurta with a blue head wrap stands at right.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of a temple construction site in open dirt ground beneath tall coconut palms. A figure with long dark hair and a bare chest, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti, sits on a white plastic chair at the left edge, holding a long staff. Around the site, several workers in orange-saffron robes and others in white clothing dig trenches and handle concrete foundation blocks, with grey cement pillars standing in the excavated ground. A blue tarp shelter and a stone boundary wall appear in the background, along with a utility pole and cable at right.2006-12-09Outdoor 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.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging soil beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and green foliage. In the foreground a man with long dreadlocked hair in a black sleeveless top and cream trousers swings a pickaxe with an orange handle. Beside him a woman in a grey top and light trousers works barefoot with a hoe. Center right, a man in a dark sports shirt with a yellow wristband holds a long digging tool. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, a woman in a blue patterned dress and teal leggings, and a person in saffron robes stand watching or waiting. Scattered loose earth covers the ground.2016-09-11