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A 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.

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Devotees 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.2009-07-13Devotees 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.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Photograph of a sea-shore ritual in shallow water. A central figure in an orange-red dhoti with a red-and-yellow flower garland and a bare chest stands facing a group of saffron-robed men in orange cloth and white-clad devotees. A saffron-clad man on the right holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with white and silver ornaments. Devotees in white and yellow shawls stand waist-deep in the sea, and bathers in orange and red cloth are visible in the background. Other people watch from the water's edge in the foreground, with blue sea and distant ships under a pale sky.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Three figures in saffron-orange sannyasi robes stand on a stone-edged shoreline beside a calm, pale sea. The figure at left wears a red-orange garment and a beaded necklace, with long dark hair, looking toward the water. The centre figure holds a tall silver trident (trishul) and wears a saffron cloth with a red-orange band over the head. The figure at right wears saffron robes with a red border. Several people in colourful saris bathe waist-deep in the water in the background, and a few small figures sit on rocks further out. Commercial signs and buildings line the shore at right.2009-07-13Outdoor photograph of a large group standing waist-deep in shallow sea water under a pale sky, apparently a sacred bathing ritual. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha-style necklace and a bead garland stands with hands raised to his face. Beside him, a man in an orange robe holds up a white ceremonial staff or flag. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, a woman in a blue sari in the foreground, and others in red, yellow and pink clothing wade in the water.2009-07-13Large group of devotees wading out of the sea on a sunny day, many in white and bright saris and dhotis. In the foreground a man in a wet red-orange robe wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold ceremonial necklace, and beside him another man in orange wears a rudraksha mala. A woman in white with an orange shawl and a woman in pink sari walk through the surf, with a man in white at the lower right. Calm blue-green sea and distant boats fill the background.2009-07-13