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Outdoor shoreline scene at a temple waterfront where a line of people in saffron and orange robes stand knee-deep in shallow water. In the centre, a figure in an orange sari-style garment holds a tall silver trident (trishul) upright, with a rudraksha mala around the neck. Beside and behind them, saffron-robed companions and people in white dhotis and white garments wait in the water. A small ornate temple shrine with a tiered gopuram-style spire stands on the bank, with shops, a few onlookers and a palm-fringed skyline behind. The mood is ritual bathing or sacred immersion at the water's edge, with a crowd gathered along the shore.

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Outdoor photo of a group of devotees wading into shallow sea water at a coastal temple area, with a small temple gopuram and roadside shops behind them. A man in the foreground wears an orange sash and a rudraksha-style bead necklace and holds up his hands. A man in the centre wears an orange robe and orange head cloth and holds a long silver trident (trishul) upright, with a white-clad attendant beside him. Behind them, many people in orange and white clothing follow into the water. A blonde woman in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. Signboards and a no-smoking sign are visible on the roadside, with a crowd on the shore.2009-07-13A coastal shoreline at a temple town, with shallow sea water in the foreground and a stone breakwater to the left. Devotees in saffron and orange shawls and white clothes stand in the water and along the edge, one holding a long ceremonial staff with a trident-like top. A small gopuram with ornate tower stands behind a low building; a crowd of onlookers and people in yellow garments gathers on the right. A man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala is visible among the group, but his face is not clearly enough shown to link him to the page's claim, so the a person field is unsure. Watermarked credit text appears in the lower right corner, which is not transcribed.2009-07-13Devotees stand in a line at the edge of shallow sea water at a coastal temple shore, many wearing saffron-orange shawls over white dhotis and saris. A man in front wears an orange turban and orange garments with a long gold-coloured necklace and holds a tall trident-topped staff; a woman in a white and orange sari and a blonde woman in white with an orange shawl stand nearby. Several people wade in the water in the background, a golden temple gopuram rises beyond a small shrine building, and a few people are visible on the rocks at left.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Devotees in saffron-orange robes stand on a concrete seawall at the edge of a calm sea, with a few people wading in the shallows to the left. A bare-footed man in orange dhoti and shawl steps toward the water, while a woman in white sari with an orange shawl and beaded necklace stands at right beside a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala. A white-clad man in a yellow-trimmed garment stands behind them. Behind the seawall stands a small shop with a trident sign and a temple gopuram beside a tree. The setting suggests a pilgrimage bathing ritual at a coastal temple.2009-07-13Outdoor street procession in bright daylight. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks at the left edge. Behind him, a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes holds a tall silver trident (trishul) upright. Next, a man with a red-marked forehead and wire-framed glasses wears orange robes. At the centre-right, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron robe, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace. Other saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad men follow along a paved road with power lines and a white temple gopuram in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the man in the orange robes with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace at centre-right, walking in the procession.2009-07-13A large group of devotees stands along a sea shore at the water's edge, many in saffron-orange shawls and white clothing, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beads. Several people wade or bend toward the sea, a line of figures moving into shallow water. A camera operator on the right holds a professional video camera on a rig. Behind them stands a small temple gopuram and a low building with a signboard, with a few people on the rocky shoreline at left and trees beyond. The scene looks like a ritual bathing or offering at a coastal temple.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A group of men wading into the sea at the shore near Tiruchendur, with a temple gopuram visible in the background. Most wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with shaved or matted hair and white tripundra markings on their foreheads. A bent-over figure with long dreadlocked hair, dark brown wrap and a white headband kneels or bows at the water's edge, while a man in a golden-shouldered robe holds a tall gold-topped staff. Men in white dhotis stand among them, and a crowd of onlookers watches from the shore. The scene shows a holy dip in the ocean before temple visit.2018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesA procession on a sandy path lined with palm trees and a stone wall. Several large colourful umbrellas with tasselled fringes, red, blue, yellow and green, are held aloft over the group. At the centre, a smiling figure in a saffron-orange robe wears a large white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and a trident-topped staff is carried to the left. Around them, men in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis with yellow or orange shawls walk alongside a woman in white with a yellow shawl, and a bearded man in saffron wears a gold-coloured necklace. Devotees and onlookers stand in the background. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance, so no probable label is applied.2008-12-25A man with long, windswept dark hair stands waist-deep in the shallow water at the edge of a stone ghat, wearing a flowing orange saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulder and body. Behind him, a crowd of devotees stands on the concrete steps and in the river: several men wear white dhotis, a woman in a white sari bends toward the water, and others wear pink, teal and red garments. The sky is bright and pale blue.2006-01-08