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Outdoors among large spreading trees with pale grey-brown trunks and green leaves, a group walks over reddish-brown earth that has been dug up. In the foreground on the right, a man in an orange saffron robe and orange top stands with his back to the camera, his long dark hair visible. Nearby, a man in a white dhoti with a red-orange cloth around his waist and a white shirt walks with others. A person in a white shirt and white trousers stands at left, while a woman in a patterned top moves near the centre. Several people in white, orange and pink clothing are scattered through the scene among the branches.

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September 04 20162016-09-04September 11 20162016-09-11September 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.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoor photo of devotees digging and tending red earth beneath large banyan trees with dense aerial roots. A man in white dhoti-style clothing bends over with a tool in the foreground, while a bald man in white robes with a yellow sash stands at left near the trunk. Another man in white stands center with hands on hips. A seated person in orange robes sits on a curved stone border at right. A woman in orange stands at left, and several other people in white, orange, green and striped clothing stand in the background among the trees. A curved stone edging frames the freshly dug area.2016-09-18September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, a group of devotees digs in red-brown earth with shovels. A central man with long dark hair and a full beard, bare-chested, wears a rust-red cloth wrap and a dark rudraksha-style cord across his shoulder, holding a shovel and standing at the edge of the pit. Around him, many people in saffron-orange robes and a few women in pink and blue saris work or watch. A white arched garden shrine with a small deity image sits in the background among green foliage.2016-09-04Outdoors 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.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04A 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.2016-09-11