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Outdoors on a sandy beach, a bearded man with long hair, a rudraksha mala across his chest and layered rudraksha bracelets sits cross-legged in a maroon-brown cloth, with ash marks on his arms and forehead. He holds a small object in his hands while a flower-covered arrangement of pink, red and yellow petals, green leaves and turmeric powder lies on the sand before him. Around him, shaved or tied-hair devotees in orange and white attire sit in attendance; one holds a tray, another presses his palms together in prayer, and a copper vessel and a small silver box with offerings sit nearby. A figure on the left extends a tray of flowers. Visible physical people number about six; a sea and distant structures appear in the background. The scene appears to be a ritual offering on the beach.

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Outdoors on sandy ground, a group of men perform a ritual puja beside a heap of mixed flowers in red, pink, white and yellow with green leaves, with turmeric powder scattered below. A bearded man with long matted hair, rudraksha malas and white ash marks on his arms and chest sits at the centre, smiling and handling offerings. Beside him a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala plays a small drum, and another man in a dark cloth and beaded necklace holds a silver puja box. At the right a seated man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and wristwatch watches. Silver vessels, a metal pot and a hose sit on the sand. Other people in orange robes and white stand in the background.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28Outdoor sandy beach ritual under a pale sky. A central man with long dark matted hair, a red tilak on his forehead, white ash marks on his arms, and layered rudraksha malas, wears a maroon cloth and sits with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. Beside him, a younger man with a topknot and bare chest, wearing orange-red cloth and rudraksha beads, kneels with hands folded. Behind them, standing men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare chests with rudraksha malas. A devotee at right in white dhoti tends a silver lamp or kalasha on a wooden stand holding red-and-pink flowers. Large heaps of marigold and rose petals, fruit, and a rudraksha garland lie on the sand in front.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28Outdoor ritual on a sandy beach under a pale sky. A man with long dark hair, rudraksha malas and a red-brown wrap sits at the centre, smiling and holding rudraksha beads over a mound of yellow turmeric or kumkum sand decorated with pink flower garlands, a rudraksha mala and small offerings. Around him, seated and standing sannyasis wear saffron-orange cloths, bare chests, rudraksha malas and white head-cloths; one holds a red bundle. A wooden stand holds a silver tray, a brass kalasha and an open book. Bananas, a brass pot and green leaves lie in the foreground.2018-04-28Outdoor beach ritual under a pale sky. A central seated man wears a dark maroon-brown robe, large rudraksha mala necklaces and matching bead bracelets, with a red tilak and long dark hair; he holds a small object in his hands before a heap of pink and orange flower petals and garlands. Around him, several men in saffron-orange and red dhotis sit or stand on sand, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, one wearing a white dhoti and a red-and-white thread, and others with tied topknots. A small metal kalasha-style vessel and a silver tray with green leaves sit on a low wooden stool, with a white hose running across the sand. Sparse beach figures appear in the far background.2018-04-28Outdoors on sand, a man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala draped over bare shoulders sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a maroon cloth. Before him lie heaps of colourful flower petals, a flower-filled basket and a small silver tray with a cup, and a shallow yellow powder mound. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-striped border and a pink cloth kneels on the right with hands raised in prayer, while a helper in white sits at lower left. Standing behind, people in orange and red robes and white dhoti watch, and one holds a camera. This looks like a puja performed on the beach.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28A photograph of a sandy beach ritual with a central figure seated cross-legged, wearing a dark maroon cloth, layered rudraksha malas, white markings on the arms and forehead, and a red tilak. He is arranging pink and red flower petals and green leaves over a sand mound, with kumkum-yellow powder on the ground. Around him, several seated men in orange and saffron cloths and rudraksha necklaces assist; one holds a silver vessel and a silver-lidded box with a red cloth, and a white tube runs to a small silver stand. Men in white dhotis stand and sit at the edges, and a few distant figures walk along the sand under a pale sky.2018-04-28