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Outdoor 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.

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September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoors under large banyan trees, a bearded man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with a vertical marking on his forehead, digs into reddish-brown earth with a long-handled spade. Around him, devotees watch and follow: a man in white dhoti and shirt, a woman in a green blouse and cream sari, a woman in a teal sari, a woman in a blue top with a long white cloth, a man in an orange robe at left, and a man in a pink t-shirt and black trousers at right. Some hold spades and tools, and the group has an orderly, ceremonial feel.2016-09-11A photograph of a group digging in sandy soil beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. A bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, barefoot, shovels the earth at centre. Around him, people in orange and saffron robes, a man in white dhoti and shirt, a woman in a teal sari, a woman in a blue top and grey skirt, and a man in a salmon-pink shirt and black trousers stand and work with spades and tools. A woman in a red dress stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a community digging or planting activity outdoors, with a small green sapling at the lower right.2016-09-11December 31 20162016-12-31 +1 copiesA group of about eight men in saffron and maroon robes walks barefoot along a dirt path past a rocky, earthy slope with boulders and a partly visible stone statue behind them. The man in the centre front wears a brown-and-gold dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala, his long dark hair swept back, and he holds a ceremonial staff in the group. Several men in orange robes wear rudraksha malas; one older man in orange has a red turban and a white name tag.2013-10-19September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11