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A 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.

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March 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesSeveral 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.2018-04-28March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesDevotees in ochre and saffron robes wade through shallow surf on a sandy shore, one man in a rust-red dhoti with long dark hair and rudraksha malas raising his right arm in greeting. Beside him a man in an orange garment and a silver-beaded necklace holds a gold trident-topped staff. Several men wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; two men in white dhotis with gold borders stand at the right and left edges. Behind them a temple gopuram and a viewing platform with onlookers appear under an overcast sky.2018-03-17A photograph of a long-haired man with dreadlocks and a white forehead band bending forward into the surf at the water's edge, dipping his hands into the sea. He wears a rust-red cloth and a thick rudraksha mala. Around him stand about a dozen men in saffron-orange robes and black turbans, many wearing rudraksha malas and white tilak markings; one at right holds a tall gold staff with a silver-ornamented top and wears a silver necklace. A man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands at right edge. The water is churning and brown-tinted, with a stone embankment behind the group.2018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17A group of men wading into the sea at the shore near Tiruchendur, with a temple gopuram visible in the background. Most wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with shaved or matted hair and white tripundra markings on their foreheads. A bent-over figure with long dreadlocked hair, dark brown wrap and a white headband kneels or bows at the water's edge, while a man in a golden-shouldered robe holds a tall gold-topped staff. Men in white dhotis stand among them, and a crowd of onlookers watches from the shore. The scene shows a holy dip in the ocean before temple visit.2018-03-17April 28 20182018-04-28March 17 20182018-03-17 +2 copies