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A photograph on a sandy beach at the sea's edge, with calm water and a few distant boats under a pale sky. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hairstyle and a large ornate gold-and-bead garland stands barefoot at the centre, dressed in a vivid red-orange garment with a rudraksha-style necklace, with a sense of a sacred bathing or shore ritual. Around him, a man in orange holds up his hand, a man in white with a rudraksha mala assists at right, and a cameraman in white with a video camera films at left, carrying a ceremonial fan-like object. Several other people in white and orange stand nearby, and bathers are visible in the water behind. The central figure matches the page's Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold garland, rudraksha beads and saffron clothing (Swamiji (probable)).

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Large group of devotees wading out of the sea on a sunny day, many in white and bright saris and dhotis. In the foreground a man in a wet red-orange robe wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold ceremonial necklace, and beside him another man in orange wears a rudraksha mala. A woman in white with an orange shawl and a woman in pink sari walk through the surf, with a man in white at the lower right. Calm blue-green sea and distant boats fill the background.2009-07-13March 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17A photograph of devotees at the seashore. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a rudraksha mala bends forward at the edge of the surf, wearing a dark maroon cloth, with white sacred ash marks on his face. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas stand in the shallow water, one holding a golden staff topped with a trident-like finial. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands with hands folded at right. The sea and a sloped concrete seawall form the background.2018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesA photograph of devotees bathing in the sea at the shore near Tiruchendur. In the foreground a bare-backed sannyasi with long dreadlocked hair, orange cloth and rudraksha malas stoops with his hand in the surf, while other saffron-robed sadhus with dreadlocks and white forehead markings stand in the shallow water behind him. One man at left in white dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl presses his palms together, and a younger man in a white dhoti and shawl stands knee-deep in the waves at right. Waves wash over sand under a pale sky, with a temple gopuram visible at the top left.2018-03-17 +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 20182018-03-17Large group of devotees wading into the sea at a shoreline, walking toward the open water under a pale sky with distant boats. In the foreground a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace leads, followed by a man in orange with a long mala and a bare-chested man with an orange wrap. Others in white kurtas, yellow shawls, pink and green saris and an orange sari hold hands. A man at the back right wears a white robe with a mala. Water is knee-deep; the scene reads as a sea bath ritual.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13March 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17 +2 copies