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Outdoor sandy beach ritual under a pale sky. A central man with long dark matted hair, a red tilak on his forehead, white ash marks on his arms, and layered rudraksha malas, wears a maroon cloth and sits with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. Beside him, a younger man with a topknot and bare chest, wearing orange-red cloth and rudraksha beads, kneels with hands folded. Behind them, standing men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare chests with rudraksha malas. A devotee at right in white dhoti tends a silver lamp or kalasha on a wooden stand holding red-and-pink flowers. Large heaps of marigold and rose petals, fruit, and a rudraksha garland lie on the sand in front.

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April 28 20182018-04-28Outdoor beach ritual on sand. A central figure with long dreadlocks, white-marked forehead, red tilak, and layered rudraksha malas and bracelets, dressed in maroon cloth, kneels and gestures over a floral arrangement. Around him, sadhus in red and orange garments and bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders assist, offering flowers, banana fruit and an oil lamp burning on a tray. Pink and red petals and marigold-like blooms surround a coiled rope-like ring on the sand. A brass-tinged silver box of petals sits on a small wooden stand.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28Outdoors on sandy ground, a group of men perform a ritual puja beside a heap of mixed flowers in red, pink, white and yellow with green leaves, with turmeric powder scattered below. A bearded man with long matted hair, rudraksha malas and white ash marks on his arms and chest sits at the centre, smiling and handling offerings. Beside him a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala plays a small drum, and another man in a dark cloth and beaded necklace holds a silver puja box. At the right a seated man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and wristwatch watches. Silver vessels, a metal pot and a hose sit on the sand. Other people in orange robes and white stand in the background.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28Outdoor photo on a sandy beach under a pale sky. A central man sits cross-legged with hands joined in prayer, wearing a dark maroon cloth, layered rudraksha mala necklaces and matching rudraksha bracelets, with long dreadlocked hair and white and red markings on his face and arms. In front of him is a mound of turmeric powder decorated with pink flower petals, a rudraksha mala, lit incense sticks, and a brass kalasha. Around him, shirtless men in orange-red cloths and rudraksha malas attend the rite, including a standing man with hands joined behind the seated figure. On the right, a man in a black turban and rudraksha mala sits beside a wooden stand holding a book and a silver vessel. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a tray of bananas and flowers participates. Ritual puja items fill the sand.2018-04-28Outdoors on a sandy beach under a pale blue sky, a ritual is underway. A central man sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rust-red robe, a dense rudraksha mala across his chest, bangles and a tilak on his forehead; long dark hair falls to his shoulders. Around him, bare-chested men in white dhotis and saffron cloths sit or stand, one holding a brass pot and another arranging a plate of flowers and fruit with a red offering on sand dusted with turmeric. A man in a saffron-yellow dhoti stands with hands folded, and a cameraman with a video camera sits at left. Scattered flower petals and offerings lie on the sand.2018-04-28Outdoor photo on a sandy beach of a seated ritual gathering. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-orange robe, a multi-strand rudraksha mala and rudraksha bracelets sits centre-left, holding a metal tray of red and white flowers and picking up petals. Behind and beside him, several men sit on the sand: one wears a black turban and white-marked forehead with a long rudraksha mala, another is bare-chested with white body markings, and a clean-shaven man in a white dhoti and shawl on the right extends his hand toward the tray. Sacred ash lines mark several foreheads. The offering appears to be a puja on the sand.2018-04-28A photograph of a sandy beach ritual with a central figure seated cross-legged, wearing a dark maroon cloth, layered rudraksha malas, white markings on the arms and forehead, and a red tilak. He is arranging pink and red flower petals and green leaves over a sand mound, with kumkum-yellow powder on the ground. Around him, several seated men in orange and saffron cloths and rudraksha necklaces assist; one holds a silver vessel and a silver-lidded box with a red cloth, and a white tube runs to a small silver stand. Men in white dhotis stand and sit at the edges, and a few distant figures walk along the sand under a pale sky.2018-04-28Outdoor ritual on a sandy beach under a pale sky. A man with long dark hair, rudraksha malas and a red-brown wrap sits at the centre, smiling and holding rudraksha beads over a mound of yellow turmeric or kumkum sand decorated with pink flower garlands, a rudraksha mala and small offerings. Around him, seated and standing sannyasis wear saffron-orange cloths, bare chests, rudraksha malas and white head-cloths; one holds a red bundle. A wooden stand holds a silver tray, a brass kalasha and an open book. Bananas, a brass pot and green leaves lie in the foreground.2018-04-28