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Devotees of the Kaliya Mardana Krishna Ashram are seen walking towards the Arabian Sea for a surfing session 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.