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A photograph of a group of people, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez, gathered among the branches and red soil of a large leafy tree. Several figures in orange and saffron clothing stand among them, one in a green sari reaching for a branch, another in a red top and black pants gripping a limb, and a woman in white with a cream shawl touching the foliage. Some people stand on a raised earthen mound beneath the tree, while others climb or lean into the canopy. The scene appears to be an outdoor gathering at a tree site with participants interacting closely with the branches.

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A photograph of a wooded outdoor site with a large spreading tree whose low branches arch across the frame. Several women in white and cream saris and salwar kameez stand and crouch on reddish-brown earth around the tree base, some tending small bowls or buckets and others reaching into the branches. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand near the centre, one with a shaved head and one with long dark hair, and a person in white stands at the upper right on the branch. A woman in a bright red top and dark skirt holding a black bag stands in the foreground. The page does not name an event, and the scene shows no visible a person candidate with sufficient cues, so the saffron-robed figures are described by role only. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2016-09-11Outdoor photograph of a group of women in orange and red saris digging red soil on a slope beneath large spreading trees. Several women in orange saris, one in a red sari with a dark-red border, and one in a white and green sari use hand tools and shovels. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left near a white curved concrete edge, with orange-clad figures and a few others in the background along a path. Green foliage and a thick branch with ropes overhang the scene.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, several people work the red earth with tools. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala crouches and digs with a pickaxe-like tool, and a woman in orange sari sweeps or clears the ground with a broom. Around them, devotees in orange, maroon and white stand and watch; one man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at upper left, and a woman in orange sari with a beaded necklace stands center. Leaves and cut branches lie on the ground. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-09-04Outdoor scene at the base of a large spreading tree with thick grey-brown branches and green leaves. Many women in saffron-orange and white clothing, some in teal, green and lavender saris, work on bare earth around the trunk, several kneeling and bending low. Plastic buckets and red containers sit on the ground, and a few people stand with pale cloths. Onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the people present are devotees and attendants.2016-09-11Outdoor photo of a large, low-hanging banyan-type tree whose thick grey limbs cross diagonally across the frame. Beneath and beyond the branches, a group of people in orange and white clothing stand and walk on bare earth, some in saffron-orange garments and others in white. A circular raised concrete platform with a yellow-painted edge sits at lower left around the tree base. Green leaves frame the upper right.2016-09-11Outdoor photograph beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with thick aerial roots and dense canopy. Many devotees, mostly women in saffron and orange saris and salwar, some in white and blue, crowd around the tree trunk and its lower branches on reddish-brown earth. A few people are climbing or standing on the branches, and others crouch or kneel near the base. A woman in a vivid red-orange sari stands in the foreground, and a figure in a yellow garment crouches at left. Small offering-like objects and a metal stand sit near the trunk. The scene suggests a tree-related ritual gathering.2016-09-04A photograph of devotees gathered beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and spreading branches. The ground is bare red-brown earth with circular raised stone platforms around the trunk. A woman in a orange-and-gold sari stands near the center. Several people in white ritual clothes and white dhotis work at the base of the tree, one man in a white shirt carrying a camera, and a woman in a white sari kneels beside a small tool. Others in dark and patterned clothing stand nearby. The scene appears to be an outdoor ashram tree-tending or ground-preparation activity. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-09-18September 04 20162016-09-04A photograph of devotees digging soil under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a bare chest wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, pressing a digging tool into the reddish earth. Around him several people in orange and saffron garments, some in purple and red saris, bend and dig with metal tools in a leafy outdoor clearing. The ground is churned brown and loose, with green weeds at the edge.2016-09-04