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Large group of devotees wading out of the sea on a sunny day, many in white and bright saris and dhotis. In the foreground a man in a wet red-orange robe wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold ceremonial necklace, and beside him another man in orange wears a rudraksha mala. A woman in white with an orange shawl and a woman in pink sari walk through the surf, with a man in white at the lower right. Calm blue-green sea and distant boats fill the background.

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July 13 20092009-07-13Large group of devotees wading into the sea at a shoreline, walking toward the open water under a pale sky with distant boats. In the foreground a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace leads, followed by a man in orange with a long mala and a bare-chested man with an orange wrap. Others in white kurtas, yellow shawls, pink and green saris and an orange sari hold hands. A man at the back right wears a white robe with a mala. Water is knee-deep; the scene reads as a sea bath ritual.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph on a sandy beach at the sea's edge, with calm water and a few distant boats under a pale sky. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hairstyle and a large ornate gold-and-bead garland stands barefoot at the centre, dressed in a vivid red-orange garment with a rudraksha-style necklace, with a sense of a sacred bathing or shore ritual. Around him, a man in orange holds up his hand, a man in white with a rudraksha mala assists at right, and a cameraman in white with a video camera films at left, carrying a ceremonial fan-like object. Several other people in white and orange stand nearby, and bathers are visible in the water behind. The central figure matches the page's Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold garland, rudraksha beads and saffron clothing (Swamiji (probable)).2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Outdoor photograph of a large group standing waist-deep in shallow sea water under a pale sky, apparently a sacred bathing ritual. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha-style necklace and a bead garland stands with hands raised to his face. Beside him, a man in an orange robe holds up a white ceremonial staff or flag. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, a woman in a blue sari in the foreground, and others in red, yellow and pink clothing wade in the water.2009-07-13Outdoor photo at a sandy seashore with calm sea behind a crowd of devotees. In the centre, a man in an orange-red dhoti and wrap wears a long red and orange flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, with a gold-trimmed red garment; he stands among others in saffron and orange robes. Around him, men in white dhotis and yellow-bordered shawls, and women in white saris, stand and wade in the shallows; a man in white bends toward someone kneeling on the sand. A man at left holds an ornate silver trident-like staff with a yellow shawl. Some people are bathing in the sea in the background, and a few boats are on the water.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13