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Outdoor photo on a pale sandy beach with a calm sea horizon under a hazy sky. At centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a thick rudraksha mala and a large floral garland over a dark reddish-brown garment, with a red tilak on his forehead, and smiles broadly. Around him stand several men in saffron/orange dhotis and shawls wearing rudraksha malas, one holding a small book, and men in white shirts and white dhotis. A man at right in a white dhoti and pale shawl with a rudraksha mala stands beside the group. The person at centre's appearance matches a person on the basis of long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a garland, but identity remains uncertain.

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April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28March 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a group standing in shallow surf on a sandy beach, with the sea and pale sky behind them. In the foreground a man with long dreadlocked black hair, a bare upper body and a rust-red cloth wrapped at his waist smiles while reaching his hands toward the water. Around him are about six men in saffron-orange cloths with rudraksha beads and white forehead markings, plus a young man in a white dhoti and shawl standing at the right. A temple gopuram with painted colours is visible at the upper left near a crowd of onlookers. a person candidate appearance is uncertain, so the central figure is described by role only. Setting suggests a sea bath before a temple visit.2018-03-17 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis wading into surf at the seashore near a temple. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, with long swept-back hair and many rudraksha malas, raises one hand while a sannyasi beside him holds a tall golden staff with a finial. Other men wear orange-saffron cloths, white dhotis with gold borders, and white shirts with gold-threaded shawls; one shirtless man at left wears a purple-striped cloth. Behind them stands a gopuram of a temple tower and a second shrine with spires, with onlookers on the rocks at right. The ocean water foams around their legs. The group appears to be taking a holy bath in the sea before visiting a temple.2018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17Photograph on a sandy beach at the shoreline where waves wash in. A man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red cloth wrapped at the waist with rudraksha beads on his arm and neck, bends forward at the water's edge with his hand touching the wet sand. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and forehead markings stand in a line. In the centre, a young man in a white dhoti and shirt with a striped border stands ankle-deep in the surf, hands folded, head bowed, as a holy dip is performed. A golden ceremonial staff is visible at the left, and a building with a flag stands on the upper left.2018-03-17April 29 20182018-04-29