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Outdoor photo on a sandy beach under pale sky. A man with long swept-back hair, sandalwood tilak on the forehead, rudraksha malas and an ornate gold necklace, wearing rust-orange robes, sits cross-legged and holds a silver plate of offerings while another seated man in white dhoti with a green border reaches to take it. Around them, seated and standing men in dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, hold flowers, fruit, bananas, a brass vessel and packets of offerings on the sand, with scattered marigold petals and a small metal cup. The scene reads as a beach puja with ritual offerings.

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April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28Outdoors 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.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28Outdoor 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.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28