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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with wide aerial roots. A yellow JCB backhoe loader digs into red-brown earth, its bucket lowered into a freshly excavated pit. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at left, near the tree trunk. A man in saffron-orange clothing with a saffron shawl stands at right, watching the digging. A seated person in white appears in the background among green foliage, and a bare-footed person is partially visible at the lower left. Persons in the background are unclear.

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A photograph of an outdoor excavation beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A yellow JCB backhoe loader digs into reddish-brown earth, its bucket piling up soil in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at right beside the machine, holding a long wooden pole. Behind her, several people in orange and saffron robes and a man in a light blue shirt watch the work. On the left, a woman in a green sari with red trim, a woman in a blue top and a seated man in a purple shirt observe from the edge of the site. Another woman in a white sari stands near the centre-left. Dense greenery surrounds the scene.2016-09-04A yellow JCB backhoe loader digs into red earth beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. The bucket is lowered into a freshly excavated pit with a mound of loose soil beside it. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti stands at the right edge of the frame near the machine, bare-chested with rudraksha beads. Seated on the left, a woman in a red blouse and patterned skirt watches, and a woman in a white sari stands in the background among the roots. Behind the tree a small shrine with a decorated arch and a deity murti is visible, along with a seated person in blue.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04A photograph of an excavation under a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. A yellow backhoe loader digs into reddish-brown earth, leaving a mound of soil in the foreground. A woman in a white dhoti-style garment with a red border stands at the right, holding the machine's side. Several people in orange and white clothing and a woman in a green sari stand and sit at the left and centre, watching the work. Green grass and sunlight filter through the foliage.2016-09-04A yellow JCB backhoe loader digs red soil at an outdoor site beside a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Mounds of reddish earth lie in the foreground, and the bucket is lowered into the pit. Several onlookers stand or sit nearby: a woman in a white sari with a patterned blouse and bag on the left, a seated man in a purple shirt and grey trousers, and a woman in a green and orange sari seated near a red bucket. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and bare shoulders stands behind the excavator, and another person in orange dhoti-style clothing works near the machine. A woman in a white sari and red blouse stands at the right edge beside a tree trunk, and a red bucket sits on the steps at left.2016-09-04A yellow JCB backhoe loader digs red earth under a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots in an outdoor ashram grounds. The operator in an orange shirt sits in the cab, and another person in orange clothing sits beside him. On the left, two people in orange robes sit on a brown cushioned seat, and a person in white dhoti stands nearby. A man in dark clothing stands at right holding a tool near the excavated pit.2016-09-04Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree with thick branches and hanging aerial roots. A yellow JCB backhoe loader is digging red-brown earth at left, with its operator visible in the cab. Several people work the excavated ground: a man in white kurta holds a plastic bucket, another in a white shirt and light trousers stands at centre, and a bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl carries a bucket near the middle. Others in white, grey and dark clothes, including a woman in a pink-trimmed sari and a man in a dark t-shirt at right, stand nearby with red and pink buckets and tools. The scene looks like site clearing or excavation work for a religious site.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04A photograph of an outdoor ground-breaking or digging scene beneath a large tree. A yellow mechanical excavator with a bucket arm digs a deep pit into reddish-brown earth in the foreground. Around the pit stand roughly a dozen people, mostly in ordinary and devotional clothing: a man in a black t-shirt and dark trousers, a man in an orange t-shirt, women in white and cream saris with dark borders, a woman in a white top with purple lower garment holding a long stick, a woman in an orange and red sari, and a woman in a white top with a green stole and teal trousers. Several hold long wooden poles or tools.2016-09-04A photograph of a group of people gathered outdoors under trees, watching a yellow excavator bucket dig into reddish-brown soil. Several women in red and maroon saris and orange robes stand at left, one raising a hand and holding a long stick. A young man in an orange dhoti with rudraksha beads sits near the excavator. Other figures in orange robes, white shirts and a checked salwar kameez stand behind, some holding shovels and a metal pot nearby. A man in a black shirt stands with hands on hips at centre. The scene suggests a ground-breaking or digging work with devotees and disciples watching. Several people are visible, roughly 15 in total.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04