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Outdoor photo of devotees digging red-brown earth beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A bald man in an orange shirt, orange trousers and a long rudraksha mala leans forward, barefoot, pushing a black metal spade into the soil. Beside him, a person in an orange sari with gold border stands at left, and a man in a grey shirt and white dhoti works with a second spade at right. Other devotees in white and lavender clothing are visible in the background among the trees.

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September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11 +1 copiesOutdoors, several people dig red earth with hand tools in a group work scene, with a large banyan-like tree trunk behind them. In the foreground a woman in white with a long braid kneels and scrapes soil with a red-handled tool. A man in a bright orange shirt and orange trousers, shaved head, digs with a long-handled hoe. Beside him a woman in an orange-brown robe with rudraksha beads digs with a hoe, and another person in orange garments works at right. Others in blue, white and orange clothing stand or bend in the background, and a green patch of grass and a concrete edge show near the ground.2016-09-11A photograph of a group of people working outdoors under a large leafy tree, digging the reddish-brown soil with hoes and spades. In the foreground a woman in an orange robe bends low over the ground, and beside her a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala digs with a long-handled tool. Around them women in teal, red and maroon saris and men in white shirts and light trousers also dig and carry buckets. The setting appears to be a tree-planting or ground-clearing service activity.2016-09-11Outdoors 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.2016-09-11Outdoor 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 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.2016-09-04A 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 20162016-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a group digging soil with long-handled shovels beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes and an orange top bends forward to dig with a shovel. Beside him a woman in a rust-red sari-style garment with rudraksha mala beads digs, and further right another woman in red-orange clothing with beads and a shovel works the soil. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange with beaded necklaces also digs, while a woman in pale pink and a man in a green shirt and others in colourful saris and shirts stand or work nearby. Freshly turned reddish earth fills the foreground.2016-09-11