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Outdoor photo on pale sand under a light sky. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a bead-garlanded neck and arms, and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged, smiling with eyes closed as he scatters pink, orange and yellow flowers and green leaves over a heap of petals on the ground. Rudraksha malas wrap his neck and upper arms, and he wears a maroon-brown cloth. Nearby sit a silver vessel, a silver tray stand and a brass lamp, with turmeric powder spread on the sand and a plate of bananas at the lower left. The scene suggests a devotional puja.

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April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a short beard sits on sand before a mound of pink, red and yellow flowers and green leaves. He wears rudraksha malas across his chest, on both arms and around the neck, a brown-red wrap, a gold ring and a gold chain, with white ash markings on his arms and a red-and-white mark on his forehead. He is bent over the offering, handling a small item in his hands. Yellow turmeric powder, incense sticks and a silver kalasha-style vessel with a silver tray stand nearby. A white-clad person is partly visible at the lower left edge. The sky is pale blue above a sandy beach.2018-04-28Outdoor photo on pale sand under a blue sky. A man with long dark hair, a red vertical mark on his forehead and white ash markings on his face and arms sits cross-legged, wearing a maroon-brown robe and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and bracelets, a gold necklace and gold rings. He holds a small metal spoon and performs ritual offering over a large heap of pink, red and yellow flower petals, green leaves and yellow turmeric powder arranged around a rudraksha-studded ritual object. Incense sticks stand in the pile, with bananas and a metal plate of offerings at left and a silver vessel at right. The description is a puja or abhishekam-style offering with a Shiva-linked rudraksha emblem; the visible man has Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, ornate rudraksha malas and gold necklace, in an active ritual role.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28A photograph of a shirtless man with long dreadlocked hair sitting cross-legged on sand, wearing a maroon-brown cloth, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and bracelets, and a red tilak with white ash marks on his forehead and arms. He leans over a heap of pink and red flower petals and leaves arranged on a yellow powder base, with rudraksha beads placed among them. Beside him a silver kalasha pot and a silver tray of flowers rest on a small wooden stool, with a brass vessel at the lower left. Distant figures in orange appear on the sandy horizon. A puja-style offering on the beach.2018-04-28A man with long dreadlocked hair sits on sand, pouring or placing petals over a ritual mound of turmeric-yellow powder topped with a rudraksha-bead lingam, heaped with pink, red and white flowers and green leaves. He wears a maroon wrap, multiple rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, a gold neck chain and a red and white forehead mark, and holds a dark metal tray of leaves and petals. Behind him stand a silver kalasha-style vessel and a silver-framed stand. The scene suggests a outdoor puja or abhishekam offering.2018-04-28A smiling man with long dreadlocked hair and a grey-white ash marking on his forehead with a red vertical mark sits outdoors in a maroon-brown ascetic robe, wearing many rudraksha mala necklaces and bracelets. He holds a metal bowl of pink and white flower petals in one hand while touching petals with the other. In the foreground a large yellow turmeric or sacred mound with a green leaf on top and pink and green flower garlands surrounds it. Sandy ground and pale sky are visible behind him. Appearance-based identification is probable: the rudraksha malas, long dreadlocked hair, ash markings and saffron-brown ascetic robe are consistent with a person, seated as a priest performing a flower offering.2018-04-28A man with long dreadlocked hair sits cross-legged on sand with palms pressed together in namaskar, holding a small white flower, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a dark maroon-brown unstitched cloth, multiple strands of rudraksha mala around his neck, and rudraksha bracelets on both upper arms and wrists, with white ash marks on his arms and a red tilak on his forehead. In front of him is a large yellow turmeric-covered mound surrounded by pink and white flowers and green leaves, with a bowl of bananas and a pot at the edge. The setting is a sandy outdoor ground under a pale sky.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28