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Several men stand in shallow sea water on a sandy shore performing a ritual offering. In the centre, a man with long black dreadlocks, a white horizontal forehead mark and many rudraksha malas wrapped around his neck and arms kneels and lowers a metal tray of bananas, red flowers and other offerings into the water. To the left, a man in orange cloth holds a brass pot, while behind them a shirtless man in white dhoti with gold border and another in orange cloth stand with hands folded in prayer. Bare-chested men with white body markings and rudraksha malas accompany them.

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April 28 20182018-04-28A photograph of a long-haired sadhu wading into shallow water on a sandy bank, bending forward to place offerings of flower petals and a yellow fruit on the water. He wears a dark maroon-brown robe, layered rudraksha malas across his chest, rudraksha bracelets on his arm, and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead with a red mark above it. Behind him, two men in saffron-orange cloth hold a brass kalasha pot, and another man in white dhoti with gold border stands nearby, possibly performing a river ritual.2018-04-28A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair stands waist-deep in water, palms pressed together in anjali mudra at his chest, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a red-orange cloth wrap and multiple strands of rudraksha mala around his neck, arms and wrists, with a red and white tilak and a bindi-like mark on his forehead. Behind him, other figures in orange-red robes and a person in jeans stand at the water's edge. The scene suggests a river or sacred bathing ritual.2018-04-28A photograph of a sadhu standing waist-deep in shallow sea water, bowing forward to offer flowers and fruit onto the water. He has long matted black hair, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, a red and white tilak on his forehead and white ash markings on his face, and wears a dark maroon cloth. Behind him, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a brass kalasha pot, and other men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare-chested adornments stand in the water. Scattered flowers and yellow fruit float on the surface.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28A photograph of a group of saffron-robed men wading into surf at a beach, a ritual bath. In the foreground a bearded man with long matted dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, leans forward into splashing water with one arm extended. Behind him, several men in orange robes with turban-like dreadlock tops and white forehead markings stand in the water; one on the right holds a tall golden staff with a finial. A man in white dhoti with yellow border stands at the far right. Spectators in the background watch from a stone embankment with a railing.2018-03-17April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesMarch 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28