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A photograph on a sandy beach at the sea's edge, with breaking white surf in the right foreground. A man with long dreadlocked hair and a bare upper body, wearing a rust-red dhoti, bends forward at the waterline, touching the wet sand with his hand. Around him stand several men in saffron-orange garments with rudraksha malas, sacred ash marks on their foreheads and shoulders, and long dreadlocks. A man in a plain white dhoti and shawl stands in the surf with hands folded, while a man with a gold-topped ceremonial staff stands behind them. A temple gopuram and railings appear in the upper left, with a few people on a sea wall. This appears to be a ritual bath in the ocean before a temple visit.

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March 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesPhoto 11743775 +2 copiesMarch 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees bathing in the sea surf at the shore. In the foreground a long-haired man with dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red cloth, bends forward at the waterline with his hands near the water, a rudraksha mala across his chest. Behind him several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in the waves, one holding a tall golden staff. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands with hands joined in prayer among them. Blue sea and sky fill the background.2018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17 +2 copiesA photograph on a sandy beach at the shoreline, where a long-haired man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with dark dreadlocks, bare chest and rudraksha malas, kneels at the wet sand's edge touching the water with his hand. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange robes with white tilak stand in a row, one with hands folded in namaskar. A younger man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands ankle-deep in the surf with hands clasped, apparently preparing for a holy bath. Waves roll in from the right under a pale sky, and a temple structure with a flagpole and golden kalasha is visible on a raised area at upper left.2018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17