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Evening gathering on a sandy beach at dusk, with a large crowd of people seated and standing in loose groups facing a central area. Several figures near the centre wear white dhoti-style garments and a red-and-white cloth; one standing figure in white holds a pale rectangular stand. Three flags on a tall pole stand at the left beside a small blue tent, and a boat sits on the calm sea under a pastel sky. Shoes and a purple mat lie in the foreground. Many attendees are in white and cream clothing, with some in orange and red tones.

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December 21 20152015-12-21Wide photograph at dusk of a large crowd gathered on a sandy beach facing a calm sea under a pastel pink and blue sky. Hundreds of seated and standing devotees, many in white and light clothing, face a small central group. In the foreground a figure in an orange-red robe stands beside a man in white and a woman in a white sari, near a low wooden stool and a white cloth. A flag on a pole with red, yellow and blue bands stands at left, and a small boat floats offshore. The scene appears to be an outdoor gathering at the beach.2015-12-21December 21 20152015-12-21December 21 20152015-12-21December 21 20152015-12-21 +1 copiesDecember 21 20152015-12-21December 21 20152015-12-21Dusk on a sandy beach with a dark sky fading to orange and red at the horizon. A large crowd of devotees sits on the sand in the background, many in white and red clothing. In the centre, several people in white and saffron clothing sit on mats around a fire pit or homa with rising smoke, and a blue container or kalasha sits beside them. To the right, metal deity murti statues stand on a red-draped platform. On the left, a small raised seat with a red cloth sits in the foreground. Clearly visible people: a crowd of roughly several dozen, seated and standing.2015-12-25Evening beach ritual at dusk with a glowing red and orange sunset sky over the sea. A large crowd of several dozen people sits on the sand in the background, many in white and colourful clothing. In the foreground, two priests in white dhotis kneel beside a bright fire pit, tending a homa with a blue-covered altar and offerings. A third figure in a magenta or purple cloth sits nearby. To the right, metal deity murtis or ritual vessels stand on a red mat. No visible person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2015-12-25December 21 20152015-12-21Dusk on a pale sandy beach at Phuket. A large crowd of several dozen people sits and stands in loose rows facing a ritual set-up near the water. Two priests sit on green mats beside a smoking fire pit; one bare-chested man in white dhoti and one in a pink-and-white cloth tend the offering, and a smoke plume rises into the sky. Three metal deity murti stand on a red-draped platform at right, and a small altar with a lit lamp sits on the left beside a low red-cloth seat. The sky shows an orange-red sunset glow over a calm sea, with a few devotees in white and coloured saris in the foreground.2015-12-25A photograph of an outdoor beach ceremony at dusk, with a red and orange sunset sky over the sea. A large crowd of people sits on pale sand facing a small fire pit (homa or yagna) where a robed priest in white tends the flames beside a blue-draped table. Three metallic deity murti stand on red cloth at the right edge. An empty white chair or seat sits on a red mat in the foreground, with a small lamp nearby. Many people in white and pink clothing stand and sit along the beach, with smoke rising from the fire against a dark hillside.2015-12-25