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Outdoor photo of a group digging red earth beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Several people in orange and saffron robes use hoes and spades to dig a trench; one barefoot woman in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a bracelet stands center holding a spade, smiling. A young woman in a dark green top and a man in a black top and grey trousers bend to dig, and a man in a red t-shirt and a white cap works nearby. A green bucket sits on the ground. Several others in white and orange clothing work or watch in the background.

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Outdoor digging at a shaded site beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. In the foreground a man with long tousled hair, a black sleeveless top and grey trousers, with a tilak mark on his forehead, drives a shovel into reddish-brown soil. Beside him a person in an orange-saffron shirt printed with a portrait holds a spade, and another in orange robes digs at right. Several onlookers stand around, including a woman in a lilac sari with an orange border and a man in a white shirt. The ground is cleared into a shallow excavation with a stone-rimmed well or ring at the right edge.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of devotees digging and clearing bare earth beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A woman in an orange sari in the foreground bends with a tool, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers wields a long-handled hoe beside her. Nearby, a bald man in orange robes and a woman in a yellow-and-pink top work with digging tools, and several people in white and in red saris stand around the excavated patch. A woman in an orange top with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a woman in a red sari with gold bangles looks on. Foliage and a small shrine-like structure are visible behind them.2016-09-11Outdoor scene under leafy trees where a group of people in orange and saffron clothing dig into reddish-brown earth with shovels. A bearded man in a pink t-shirt and black trousers shovels soil into a blue bucket in the centre, while a woman in bright orange sari with gold border and a beaded necklace stands beside him. Other participants in orange robes, a woman in teal blouse and black skirt, and people in white and red clothing work or watch nearby. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable from appearance in this photograph.2016-09-11Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, several people dig red-brown earth with hand tools. In the foreground a young man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha-style necklace, drives a long iron tool into the soil while crouching. Beside him a person in orange works with a spade, and further back others in orange and white clothing dig with shovels and hoes. A woman in a red sari and a figure in white dhoti attire are also at work among the roots and fresh-turned earth. Small seedlings sprout at the lower left of the dirt mound, and the scene suggests a tree-planting or ground-preparation activity.2016-09-04A 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.2016-09-11A 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.2016-09-11September 04 20162016-09-04September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of a group digging red earth beneath a large tree with thick branches overhead. In the foreground a woman in a black top and grey trousers bends over a long-handled hoe. Beside her a man in saffron-orange robes shovels loose soil, and another person in orange works at left. A central figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body throws soil into the air, while a man in a black shirt and dark trousers holds a digging tool. Others in white and red clothing stand around, and a man in a light grey shirt and dark trousers observes at right. Several people appear in the background, many in white and orange.2016-09-11A 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.2016-09-11