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A photograph of outdoor work at an event site with white tent walls and metal barricades. A man in a white t-shirt and light shorts shovels mud from the ground into a blue wheelbarrow, with a green bowl of soil beside him. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl, with white markings on his bare chest, holds a book. Other people in white and red clothing stand behind the barricade, and a green tarpaulin lies on the left.

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Men dig a long trench through reddish-brown soil beside a row of white tents and metal air-conditioning units. In the foreground a man in a white kurta and khaki trousers bends forward, using a hoe to work the earth. Behind him a man in a green shirt and another in a maroon shirt use spades, and a man in a white kurta with a rust-coloured cloth at his waist digs as well. On the right, a young man in a white polo shirt and navy trousers stands watching, while a man in a red shirt with an ID lanyard looks on. An orange-saffron-robed figure and a woman in white and orange appear at the left edge near a red flag. Metal basins lie on the ground beside the trench.2016-05-10May 10th 20162016-05-10A photograph of ashram grounds after rain. A man in a white t-shirt, khaki shorts and a lanyard badge digs into wet mud with a long-handled hoe beside a green tarpaulin. Stacked grey paving blocks line the left side, with a seated worker in a dark shirt behind them and a red bucket nearby. White tents and red flags line the muddy path, and a figure in white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth stands at the right edge. Several people walk in the distance.2016-05-10Outdoor clean-up at an ashram site after rain. A muddy paved path runs between green mesh screening and a blue tarpaulin roof edged with red flags. A man in white clothes and an orange shawl, with a white forehead mark, stands beside a blue wheelbarrow. Another man in white trousers bends low to work on the ground. A man in a white t-shirt and shorts with a lanyard points toward the work. Another worker in black clothes sweeps the path with a broom, and an older man with glasses stands at the left edge. Mud covers the ground.2016-05-10September 11 20162016-09-11A group of devotees digs and shovels red-brown earth outdoors beneath leafy trees. In the foreground a man in a grey polo shirt and dark trousers, barefoot, drives a hoe into the soil. Beside him a man in white kurta and white dhoti works with a spade, and others in white, a woman in an orange robe at left, and a woman in a white outfit with a beaded necklace stand or work nearby. Metal pans and plastic buckets hold loose soil, and a bowl sits on the ground at right. Several people in casual clothing, including a young man in a white t-shirt, are visible in the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2016-09-18A 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.2016-09-11Outdoor campus scene at a red brick compound wall topped with barbed wire. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with yellow border and a rudraksha mala stands on the left, looking down. Three people in dark clothes dig in a pile of reddish-brown soil with shovels and a long-handled tool, while a blue metal frame and a metal bucket sit in the foreground. No sign of a person is visible.2016-08-18September 11 20162016-09-11Three men kneel together on reddish-brown earth beside white-painted stone walls, digging or pressing soil with their hands. The man in the centre wears a white sleeveless vest and white dhoti and has short greying hair. The man on the left is shaved-headed, wears an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala with ornate gold pendants, and white ash markings on his forearm and forehead. The man on the right is also shaved-headed, wears orange clothing and a rudraksha mala, and has a white marking on his arm. Marigold petals and a few yellow flowers lie on the ground and on a stone bench, and a purple cloth is visible at the lower left. The scene appears to be an outdoor ritual site or sacred ground preparation.2013-04-24A construction site for a temple with red-brown earth heaped in large mounds and shallow trenches. Two workers in the foreground shovel soil: a young man in a light blue shirt and green shorts and an older man in a checked shirt and teal head cloth. Behind them, several people in orange robes and white dhotis or kurtas walk and work among the piles. Nearby is a wooden scaffold frame, a blue plastic drum, scattered stones and rubble, and a small brick building. Tall palm and leafy trees fill the background under a pale sky. +1 copiesSeptember 11 20162016-09-11