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Outdoor ritual on sand under a pale sky. A central seated man with long swept-back dark hair wears a rust-red wrap, a thick rudraksha mala, a rudraksha armlet, and white tripundra markings; he sits with palms pressed together. Around him, shirtless men in white dhotis and striped shawls and saffron-orange garments sit or stand, several wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings. A man in a white dhoti in the foreground offers items from a brass vessel. Scattered flower petals, bananas, and a small brass cup lie on the sand, indicating a puja offering. Visible: 6 people.

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April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2018-04-28Outdoor photo on a sandy beach under pale sky. A man with long swept-back hair, sandalwood tilak on the forehead, rudraksha malas and an ornate gold necklace, wearing rust-orange robes, sits cross-legged and holds a silver plate of offerings while another seated man in white dhoti with a green border reaches to take it. Around them, seated and standing men in dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, hold flowers, fruit, bananas, a brass vessel and packets of offerings on the sand, with scattered marigold petals and a small metal cup. The scene reads as a beach puja with ritual offerings.2018-04-28Photograph of a water ritual at a sandy shoreline. A man with long dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red cloth and layered rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, stands waist-deep in shallow water bending forward to offer a silver plate of bananas, flowers and other offerings. Beside him an attendant in orange-saffron cloth holds a brass pot with both hands, while a shirtless man in a white dhoti with gold border stands behind with hands folded at chest. Other men in orange and white garments with tilak and ash markings stand nearby in the water, and a few onlookers in casual clothes stand on the beach.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28Outdoors on a sandy beach under a pale blue sky, a ritual is underway. A central man sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rust-red robe, a dense rudraksha mala across his chest, bangles and a tilak on his forehead; long dark hair falls to his shoulders. Around him, bare-chested men in white dhotis and saffron cloths sit or stand, one holding a brass pot and another arranging a plate of flowers and fruit with a red offering on sand dusted with turmeric. A man in a saffron-yellow dhoti stands with hands folded, and a cameraman with a video camera sits at left. Scattered flower petals and offerings lie on the sand.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28