A wide photograph of a sandy beach under a heavy grey storm sky. Numerous white and blue wooden boats with canopies are moored in shallow turquoise water, and a few dark-blue tarpaulin-covered boats sit near the shore. Two small figures in light clothing stand at the water's edge beside a boat. Black mooring buoys and a rope line run along the sand in the foreground. - Nithyanandapedia

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A wide photograph of a sandy beach under a heavy grey storm sky. Numerous white and blue wooden boats with canopies are moored in shallow turquoise water, and a few dark-blue tarpaulin-covered boats sit near the shore. Two small figures in light clothing stand at the water's edge beside a boat. Black mooring buoys and a rope line run along the sand in the foreground.

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A wide beach scene under a heavy, dark storm cloud bank over the sea. Several small boats with blue and white hulls and an orange-hulled boat are moored in shallow water near the shore, with buoys and a rope line running across the sand. Two people stand near the water's edge at the left, one bending over. Palm trees and small thatched structures sit along the right side of the beach.

A calm shallow bay on a sandy beach under a heavy grey storm sky. Several small motorboats with white hulls, blue canopies and blue tarpaulins are moored and anchored in the shallow water, their lines stretched toward the sand. A low landmass sits on the far left horizon. A single person in white clothing stands at the far right edge near the boats. No ritual, deity or ceremony is visible.

Several white wooden boats with colourful stripes and blue canopies travel in a line across a grey-green sea under an overcast sky. Passengers sit under the canopies on the nearest boat, which is at right, and the others in the line are partly visible. Low coastal buildings and trees line the distant shore, with a small red-and-white flag on a pole at the far right. No deity, throne or ritual activity is visible.

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A calm sea beach under a pale blue sky with scattered clouds. Several people wade and swim in shallow water near the shore, some wearing bright clothing, while a man in dark shorts stands at the water's edge on the right. A thin line of orange buoys marks a swimming boundary across the water, and a small boat and a distant rocky islet sit on the horizon. Pale sand fills the foreground.

A seaside view of many small wooden fishing boats anchored in shallow turquoise water. The boats are painted in blue, yellow, green, red and white, with some moored closer to the shore. A few people stand or sit in the boats and near the water. A sandy shoreline with scrubby green vegetation and a few palm trees lies on the right under a pale hazy sky.

A beach gathering under a heavy grey sky, with a seated group on sand in front of moored wooden boats and a low coastline. On the left, a man in orange-red robes sits cross-legged near orange parasols and a gilded seat, with a mala-like garland visible; the figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm an identity. Around him, many women in white clothes with red shawls sit close together, and a few wear red or yellow saris. A woman in a blue top and another in white sit near a small child on the right. Scattered bags, slippers and red cloths lie on the sand. Roles are devotees and attendees at a beach satsang or padapuja-style sitting.

A wide seaside view of a sandy beach under a pale hazy sky, with the sea glittering along the horizon. Several wooden fishing boats lie overturned and scattered across the sand, some with tarpaulins or weathered paint. In the foreground a woman in a dark top holds a cigarette to her mouth, and a few small distant figures walk along the shore. Thin birds fly across the upper sky.

Outdoor satsang on a sandy beach under a heavy grey storm sky, with moored wooden boats and a distant shoreline behind. A man with long dark hair and a dark-red shawl sits cross-legged on a golden seat at left, and several seated devotees in white clothes and red sashes surround him. A woman in a white robe stands at right, and a man in a rust-orange wrap stands nearby. Golden ceremonial umbrellas with red and orange canopies frame the left edge, and many participants sit on red cloths, with bags and white towels scattered around. Some seated people have red headscarves.

Hazy riverbank at a Ganga confluence-type shore with many wooden and painted boats moored along the water's edge. Around a dozen people stand and wade near the boats, including a woman in a bright orange sari bending over a bundle on the sandy bank, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, and others in mixed colours. Dry reeds and debris cover the foreground sand, and tall bamboo poles stand in the shallows. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.

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