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Satyaraj, one of the devotees of the Kaliya Mardana Krishna Ashram is seen against the Arabian Sea on the beach front of Mangalore beach, Karnataka, India. ..Krishna devotees in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, they are known collectively as the "surfing swamis." The "surfing ashram" is growing in popularity and surfing here is a form of meditation, a spiritual practice leading to heightened states of awareness.
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Satyaraj, one of the devotees of the Kaliya Mardana Krishna Ashram is seen against the Arabian Sea on the beach front of Mangalore beach, Karnataka, India.  ..Krishna devotees in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, they are known collectively as the "surfing swamis." The "surfing ashram" is growing in popularity and surfing here is a form of meditation, a spiritual practice leading to heightened states of awareness.