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Outdoor 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.

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April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a sandy beach ritual with a central figure seated cross-legged, wearing a dark maroon cloth, layered rudraksha malas, white markings on the arms and forehead, and a red tilak. He is arranging pink and red flower petals and green leaves over a sand mound, with kumkum-yellow powder on the ground. Around him, several seated men in orange and saffron cloths and rudraksha necklaces assist; one holds a silver vessel and a silver-lidded box with a red cloth, and a white tube runs to a small silver stand. Men in white dhotis stand and sit at the edges, and a few distant figures walk along the sand under a pale sky.2018-04-28Outdoor beach ritual on sand with a heap of pink and orange flowers and marigold-like petals arranged before seated participants. A bearded man in a dark maroon robe with long hair, rudraksha malas and red-and-white arm bands sits with palms joined in namaskar, smiling. Beside him a shirtless man in an orange cloth wears rudraksha beads and sits cross-legged. On the left a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with green border tends the offering, and on the right a man in white dhoti with a brass tray and lamp assists. A standing bare-chested man with rudraksha beads watches from the top left, and another standing figure is at the top right. A small brass vessel sits in the lower left corner.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesA 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.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28