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A procession wades through shallow sea water toward a rocky sea-temple outcrop crowned with greenery, under a hazy white sky. Several men and women in saffron-orange and maroon robes walk in the front, one man in the centre holding a multicolored parasol-like canopy on a pole, with a bald man in orange cloth beside him. Behind them a crowd of people in white clothing wades and walks along the shore. A cameraman in white stands in the water filming, and a woman in a red top and shorts stands at right. A woman in white on the left carries a wooden box, and a woman in red holds a pole. The scene is a ritual walk into the sea.

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December 02 20132013-12-02A procession wades through shallow sea water toward a rocky, tree-topped coastal outcrop with carved cave openings, apparently a Balinese sea temple. At the centre, a ceremonial umbrella with a green, red and yellow fringed canopy is held over a group of saffron-robed sannyasis carrying a staff. A woman in a red-orange sari with rudraksha beads stands at the front holding a framed printed portrait. Behind, devotees in white clothes and a man in a white kurta walk through the water, and a cameraman in white films the procession from the right. Around 30 to 40 people are visible.2013-12-02December 02 20132013-12-02December 02 20132013-12-02Outdoors on a wet, dark sand shoreline with waves washing in, a group walks toward a rocky sea temple. In the centre, a bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala is shaded by a multicoloured parasol held by a man in white. Beside him a man in saffron robes with a long rudraksha garland walks barefoot, touching the first man's arm. A man in white holds a silver trident, and others in white clothes and saffron wraps follow through the surf. Behind them devotees in white stand near a cave-mouthed temple, with an orange flag on a pole at right.2013-12-02Outdoors at a rocky sea-cave shoreline with a temple on the cliff, a procession wades through shallow surf. A man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a tall trident-topped staff at left. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas walk in the centre; the one at centre-left holds a multicoloured umbrella on a pole above them. Behind them, many people in white and orange clothes, including children and women in saris, follow through the water. At right a cameraman in white shirt films the scene, and sightseers stand on the rocks.2013-12-02December 02 20132013-12-02December 07 20132013-12-07A coastal ritual procession on a rocky shoreline with sea waves at left and a weathered sandstone cliff at right. A bald man in orange-and-red robes walks beneath a multicoloured ceremonial parasol carried by an attendant in white. Beside him, another orange-robed monk stands near a yellow parasol. Devotees in white kurtas and sarees, some with orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads, stand close together on the rocks. A man in a white turban and yellow-patterned sarong walks in the foreground carrying a woven bag, and a child in a turquoise dress is held nearby.2013-12-02December 02 20132013-12-02December 02 20132013-12-02Photograph of a tour group on the grounds of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, with weathered stone temple walls, galleries and a carved gateway behind a lawn. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a forehead mark wears a saffron-orange shawl over a rudraksha mala, and holds a trident-like staff or walking pole. Beside him, a man in a white kurta carries a similar staff, and a woman in white stands near. Several delegates in white, pastel and casual clothes look up at the temple, and cameramen with still and video cameras film in the foreground and background. Scattered visitors walk on the grass across the scene.2007-07-02