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A photograph of an outdoor camp area after rain, with bare muddy ground. A woman in an orange-red kurta and matching trousers, with a dark hair bun, a lanyard badge and a black waist pouch, carries a large orange-red basin filled with muddy water. Beside her, a second woman in a white top and orange-red garment with a lanyard, also wearing bangles, stands near a red plastic chair and a striped mat. Behind them are a white tent, corrugated metal sheets, a hanging laundry line, a blue hose on the ground and a floodlight pole.

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May 10th 20162016-05-10August 18 20162016-08-18Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copiesA 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.October 26 20162016-10-26A construction site of a temple foundation in dry red-brown earth with palm trees behind it and a yellow vehicle and scaffolding at the edge. In the foreground a young woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and beaded necklaces holds a metal tray of wet cement or mortar with a smile. Beside her, women in white and red shawls carry similar trays of mortar, one woman in a white sari with a long braid, and a worker in a grey vest stands at the right. A tall bamboo scaffold rises at right, and concrete pillars stand in the trench.2006-12-09December 19 20062006-12-19Outdoors on bare reddish earth, a woman in saffron-orange sannyasi-style clothing with a long orange wrap and a beaded mala necklace bends forward and digs with a metal shovel, kicking up dust. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and a man in a grey t-shirt also shovel soil into a pink bucket and a heap of loose earth. On the left, a figure in white dhoti stands with a wooden stick, and on the right a woman in red sari watches. Trees are behind them. Their clothes and the pink bucket stand out against the brown ground.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photograph of volunteers on a rocky, earth-strewn slope under a bare tree and pale sky. Two women in the foreground carry broad flat trays of rubble and stones. The woman on the left wears white clothing with a gold-bordered yellow sari, round glasses and a beaded mala necklace, and wears an ID badge on her blouse. The woman on the right wears a white sari with teal trim, a rudraksha-style beaded mala and gold earrings, and carries a tray of stones. Behind them, other people in white, red and yellow saris and a man in a light shirt are moving among the rocks, and a few houses and power poles sit in the distance.2008-06-20A woman in a white kurta with a white dupatta draped over her shoulders stands in a white tent, holding an orange plate with food being served from a steel dish by a gloved hand. She wears a rudraksha mala and an orange lanyard with a small pendant, and a bracelet on her wrist. Behind her, several men in white clothes sit on red plastic chairs, some with plates in hand, beside a red tent pole and a steel serving counter.2012-10-09 +1 copiesMay 10th 20162016-05-10