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Outdoor scene at a shaded dirt site beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels at the left edge beside freshly dug red earth and a laid stone border. Several men work nearby: one in a white shirt and white trousers holds a flat tray, another in a light green shirt and dark jeans stands barefoot on stone, and a man in a white T-shirt with a blue logo reading Dhyanapeetam Bangalore faces away from the camera. A fence and dry grass lie in the background. Two metal plates sit on the ground near the stones.

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Outdoor kara seva work at a construction site under a large spreading tree beside a block wall and palms. Volunteers in white clothing and casual shirts dig and carry soil; a boy in a green shirt crouches with a metal tray, another child in an orange top carries a stone, and a man in a grey shirt holds a bamboo pole against the tree. A tall figure in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at centre-left with long hair, and a man in a white shirt sits on the wall. A large mound of reddish earth and scattered rocks fill the foreground. The white shirt of one volunteer bears a blue logo.2008-02-23Outdoor photo beneath a broad leafy tree on reddish-brown earth at a work site. A man in a white long-sleeved top and white trousers reaches forward with open hands toward a man in a white t-shirt, dark cap and jeans who holds a shallow orange bowl of reddish-brown powder or soil. Behind them a woman in white clothing and white head covering stands by the tree, another person in white stands near a freshly dug mound of red earth at right, and a partly visible person in a yellow shirt is at the left edge. No swami figure is visibly identifiable here.2005-12-24July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of four men in white clothes working on bare, sandy ground beside a large old tree with a thick trunk and spreading canopy. Two men crouch near the center, one holding a small plate with green leaves, while others bend over at the left and right edges. A low stone wall and young saplings stand behind them, with scrubby vegetation and palm trees in the background. Some men appear barefoot and dressed in white shirts and dhotis.February 23 20082008-02-23A photograph of men on a dry, dusty open ground preparing for an outdoor task. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas carry white bricks or blocks, while a man in a beige short-sleeved shirt and grey trousers walks in the middle holding one. Two men in white crouch on the right, arranging white bricks into a pile on the ground. Trees and bushes stand behind, with a few small ash patches and fire remains on the earth. No deity, throne or ceremony is clearly visible; the scene reads as preparatory site work.2006-09-05February 23 20082008-02-23February 23 20082008-02-23Outdoor photo of devotees doing groundwork beneath a large spreading tree with thick hanging aerial roots. Two men in foreground bend forward pouring reddish-brown soil from yellow plastic pots onto bare earth; the man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti-style trousers, the man on the right wears a white shirt and dark jeans. Behind them several people in white clothing and one woman in a white sari with a gold border stand or stoop among the dirt; one man wears a dark t-shirt, another a grey shirt. Leafy green branches frame the upper right.2016-09-11Outdoor photo of a procession on reddish-brown earth beside palm trees. In the foreground, a figure with long dark swept-back hair and a bare chest wears an orange saffron wrap and a long ornate garland, walking away from the camera. Behind him, three men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry offerings: one holds a flat tray of white and yellow flower petals, another carries a silver tray with a lamp and a small silver bell-like vessel. A fourth man in white stands with hands pressed together in the background. The Swamiji candidate is recognizable by long hair, saffron wrap and ornate garland, so this is a probable Swamiji depiction in procession.2006-12-23February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01