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A man with shoulder-length dark hair and a white vibhuti line across his forehead sits cross-legged on sand, wearing a dark maroon wrap and multiple strands of rudraksha mala around his neck, plus rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms and wrists. His arms are raised with hands near his head, eyes closed. In front of him is a conical mound of yellow turmeric powder with red kumkum sprinkled around its base. Behind him stand people in red dhoti-style garments, and a person at left holds a silver plate.

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April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28Outdoor photo on sand under a pale sky. A man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard, wearing rudraksha malas around his neck and arms and a maroon-brown cloth, sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste, holding a small white flower and smiling with eyes lowered. A bright yellow turmeric-coated conical mound sits in front of him, surrounded by pink and green flowers and a heap of brown rudraksha beads. A brass vessel and a metal cup stand at the sides and a tray of fruit and flowers is at the left edge.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 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.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28A 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.2018-04-28A seated man with long dreadlocked dark hair and a short beard sits outdoors on sand with his palms pressed together in prayer and eyes closed. He wears a dark maroon-brown cloth wrap over bare shoulders, marked with white ash on his arms and chest, a red-and-white forehead mark, and multiple strands of brown rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, plus a gold chain at the neck. In front of him is a large yellow turmeric-covered mound. Brass vessels and a silver object sit at the edges of the frame, with a bright sky behind.2018-04-28April 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.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28