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A photograph of a group of people digging into reddish-brown earth beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. In the foreground, a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti bends forward and digs with a long-handled spade, while beside him a man in orange robes and orange trousers also digs. Other workers in orange and white clothing, a woman in a white and orange outfit, and onlookers in white, grey and teal clothing stand around the freshly turned soil.

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September 11 20162016-09-11September 04 20162016-09-04Outdoor 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 04 20162016-09-04Outdoor photograph of a group digging in reddish-brown earth beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and wrap digs with a long-handled spade while a woman in a black sleeveless top and grey trousers stands near him. To the left, a man in black clothing and a man in white shirt also dig with shovels, and to the right a woman in a dark top and olive trousers digs. A man in black shirt stands at the far right edge watching.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.2016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging in reddish-brown earth beneath large banyan tree roots and a dense green canopy. In the foreground a man in an orange robe with a bare chest and orange wrap holds a shovel and digs. Beside him a woman in a black sleeveless top and light trousers digs, and a woman in a grey top and green trousers works with a spade. Other volunteers wear black, white and red clothing, and a man in black at right stands watching. Several people are visible in the background. The scene shows shovelling and earthwork.2016-09-11Outdoor photo of devotees digging and hoeing reddish-brown earth under large shady trees at an ashram grounds. In the foreground, a man in a purple shirt and grey trousers bends forward, and a woman in a purple top and green salwar bends low over the soil, her head down. Several women in saffron and orange saris and rudraksha malas work with hoes and digging tools, one in orange sari gripping a long-handled tool with bare feet on the soil. A woman in a rust-red sari stands watching. A small shrine with a deity murti sits in an arched niche in the background among the trees, with children and other devotees around.2016-09-04September 18 20162016-09-18September 11 20162016-09-11September 18 20162016-09-18Outdoor 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.2016-09-11