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A seated man with long dreadlocked hair and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead sits on sand, eyes lowered, hands folded in his lap. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, many rudraksha mala necklaces, rudraksha armlets and wristbands. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha beads sits with a gold chain, and another man with a dark turban-like coil of hair wears a white dhoti and white body markings. A man in a white shirt at the left, holding a phone, leans toward sand where marigold petals and a small metal cup are arranged on the ground in a ritual pattern, appearing to be a puja on a beach. A shaved priest in white is at the far right. The seated central figure shows a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ornate ritual adornment, though the appearance is uncertain.

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April 28 20182018-04-28Outdoor photo on pale sand under a clear blue sky. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair sits cross-legged at the centre, wearing rust-red robes, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and rudraksha bracelets, with a white and red forehead mark. He holds his palms open over a small offering of fruit, limes and red and white flower petals on the sand. Two men flank him: on the left a seated man in white dhoti with hands folded in prayer, and on the right a bare-chested man with a black turban, white body markings and rudraksha mala, eyes closed. Another hand holding a tray of flowers appears at the lower right. a person cues: long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and robes, with the central figure seated in puja-like offering.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual on a sandy beach under a pale sky. A seated man in a maroon-brown dhoti with a long rudraksha mala and matching bracelets tends a flame in a metal dish. Around him, several men in orange-red dhotis and rudraksha malas stand attentively, one holding a folded red cloth. Two men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloths sit on the sand, one tending an offering. Marigolds, rose petals, banana fruit and a brass kalasha lie on the sand as offerings. A white-clad priest on the right holds a ritual implement near a brass tray of flowers.2018-04-28A seated man in rust-red sannyasi robes sits cross-legged on sand with hands clasped in his lap, eyes lowered. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha malas across his chest and rudraksha bands on his upper arms and wrists, a gold pendant at his neck, and has long matted dreadlocks, a red and white forehead mark with a central bindu. Behind him, other shirtless sadhus with long hair and rudraksha malas sit or bend, and a brass vessel and small metal cup rest on the sand in front. The man has the appearance of a person, seated in meditation-like posture amid fellow renunciants in a ritual or devotional setting.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.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28Outdoor photo on a sandy beach under a pale sky. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-orange tilak on his forehead, and layered rudraksha malas and rudraksha armbands sits cross-legged in rust-red robes, extending his hands over a small pile of marigold and red flower petals and fruit on the sand. Around him, three other men sit: one in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a dark turban, one bare-chested with white body markings and rudraksha mala, and one in a white shawl and dhoti seated at right holding a small brass-like bowl of flowers. A cameraman with a video camera stands at the left edge. The scene resembles a ritual offering performed on the sand. Rudraksha malas and white and red markings are prominent. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure based on long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and rust-red robes.2018-04-28