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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on sand in prayer, hands pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. He wears a rust-red robe, a layered rudraksha mala around his neck and rudraksha bracelets on his arms, with long dreadlocked hair and a white and red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, two seated men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas, one with a white-marked bare chest, also sit with eyes closed. Offerings lie on the sand: a plate of red and white flowers, a banana and limes. Hands of other participants reach into the frame at the right. Sky and sandy beach fill the background.

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Outdoor photo on a sandy beach under a pale sky. A central man sits cross-legged with hands joined in prayer, wearing a dark maroon cloth, layered rudraksha mala necklaces and matching rudraksha bracelets, with long dreadlocked hair and white and red markings on his face and arms. In front of him is a mound of turmeric powder decorated with pink flower petals, a rudraksha mala, lit incense sticks, and a brass kalasha. Around him, shirtless men in orange-red cloths and rudraksha malas attend the rite, including a standing man with hands joined behind the seated figure. On the right, a man in a black turban and rudraksha mala sits beside a wooden stand holding a book and a silver vessel. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a tray of bananas and flowers participates. Ritual puja items fill the sand.2018-04-28A bearded man with long dark hair stands in front of a pale sandy background, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with his eyes lowered. He wears a sleeveless rust-orange cloth and layered rudraksha malas around his neck, wrists and upper arms, with a red and white tilak and sandalwood-coloured mark on his forehead. Behind him to the left, another man with a topknot and orange rudraksha mala is partly visible. A small purple bird logo sits in the top left corner. Appearance-based candidate for the a person, shown in an in-person devotional setting, with the page noting an event on the same date.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on pale sand under a clear blue sky. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair sits cross-legged at the centre, wearing rust-red robes, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and rudraksha bracelets, with a white and red forehead mark. He holds his palms open over a small offering of fruit, limes and red and white flower petals on the sand. Two men flank him: on the left a seated man in white dhoti with hands folded in prayer, and on the right a bare-chested man with a black turban, white body markings and rudraksha mala, eyes closed. Another hand holding a tray of flowers appears at the lower right. a person cues: long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and robes, with the central figure seated in puja-like offering.2018-04-28A man with long dreadlocked black hair sits on sand in a rust-red robe with a gold-bordered hem, wearing long rudraksha mala garlands across his chest and rudraksha bracelets on his arms and wrists, a gold necklace, and a red and white tilak on his forehead. He smiles while receiving a steel bowl of food with flowers and fruit from a bare-chested man in white. A second man with dreadlocks stands behind in the background. a person appears to be the seated figure, identified by long dreadlocks, rudraksha malas, rust-red robe and gold necklace, receiving the offering as a devotee in white brings it.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a sandy beach of a seated ritual gathering. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-orange robe, a multi-strand rudraksha mala and rudraksha bracelets sits centre-left, holding a metal tray of red and white flowers and picking up petals. Behind and beside him, several men sit on the sand: one wears a black turban and white-marked forehead with a long rudraksha mala, another is bare-chested with white body markings, and a clean-shaven man in a white dhoti and shawl on the right extends his hand toward the tray. Sacred ash lines mark several foreheads. The offering appears to be a puja on the sand.2018-04-28Outdoor 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.2018-04-28Outdoor 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.2018-04-28