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Outdoor group digging in reddish-brown soil beneath a large spreading banyan-like tree with aerial roots and broad green leaves. Many people in saffron-orange clothing, including women in orange saris and orange kurta sets, work with long-handled spades and metal pans, while others carry bowls and buckets. A woman in a pink kurta and blue salwar with a blue head covering holds a pan, and a woman in blue and red is near the centre. A man in a beige kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-orange shawl kneels at the lower right, and a person in white kurta stands at the right edge. A small shrine arch is visible in the background among the trees.

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September 11 20162016-09-11A 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.2016-09-11Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Several people are digging and carrying red soil on bare dirt ground. In the foreground a woman in a pink kurta with blue trousers and a blue headband bends over a wooden bowl and shovel. Nearby a man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds a long stick, and a person in an orange sannyasi-style robe with bare feet carries a red bucket. Others in white clothes and orange saris or robes stand around, including a woman with orange shawl at right and a man in grey T-shirt. A decorated ornament hangs in the tree background.2016-09-11Outdoors beneath a large spreading tree, a group of women in saffron, orange, red and teal garments work on bare red earth. In the centre, a woman in a red blouse and green skirt stands beside a woman in orange and gold holding a white bucket of wet soil. Other women in orange and red saris bend to dig and scoop with their hands. Several have rudraksha malas and ash marks on their foreheads. A man in a white shirt and a woman in white stand in the background, along with more onlookers and blue buckets on the ground.2016-09-11Outdoor group work at a banyan tree grove with large aerial roots and a circular stone-edged platform. Several people dig in reddish-brown soil with a shovel and buckets: a woman in a pink top and blue trousers with a blue headband uses a shovel, a girl in a red top and black pants crouches, and a woman in a striped top sifts soil into a shallow metal pan. Other participants wear saffron-orange robes, white kurtas and white tops with black skirts, and a red shawl is draped over one woman's shoulders. Blue and orange buckets sit on the ground around the workers.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photograph of devotees digging red earth beneath large banyan trees in a forest-like grove. A bearded man with long dark hair stands at center in a rust-red robe with a long dark rudraksha-style cord around his neck, holding a hoe. Around him, many people in saffron and orange robes and sarees work with shovels, hoes and a red bucket, while others in colourful sarees and white clothing watch from the left. A small shrine with a deity murti and a decorated arch sits in the background. Probable Swamiji: the central figure's long hair, rudraksha cord and saffron-toned clothing match the page's identification, though his face and details are only partly clear.2016-09-04Outdoor photograph of devotees digging red earth beneath a large banyan tree with dense green foliage. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a dark rudraksha-style mala stands at left in a maroon-red cloth, watching. Many men in saffron-orange dhotis and white dhotis with gold borders use long-handled tools, hoes and a shovel to dig and pile soil on a path. Some hold a drum, and others kneel in white with beaded necklaces. The scene looks like a ritual preparation or seva at an ashram grove, with leaves and vines in the foreground.2016-09-04Outdoor scene under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a woman in a brown kurta and white dhoti, with a long rudraksha mala hanging down her back, bends forward and digs into red-brown soil with a long-handled metal tool. At right, a woman in orange clothing holds a wooden-handled shovel over a pale bucket and scoops earth. Behind them several women in orange, yellow and blue saris and salwar kameez work in the soil, and an older woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left. Some workers wear red and orange threads on their wrists.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo of a group digging red earth beneath trees. A man in a pink t-shirt and dark trousers, bent forward, grips a long iron digging tool. Several women and men in saffron-orange robes and shawls dig or stand nearby, one holding a shovel. A woman at right wears an orange sari with gold border, beaded necklaces and bangles. Another woman in a red blouse and green skirt with a long mala stands in the middle. A blue bucket holds loose soil in the foreground. Many other people in orange and red clothing are visible in the background.2016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11