Chenayya undid the knot in the side of his sarong and handed over two one-rupee notes.

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Forget your towel and get yourself a kanga (sarong) to sit on or rent one of the many beach chairs.

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That infamous sarong, which he was pictured wearing in 1998, was certainly one "eye-raising item" but as Newkey-Burden explains, Beckham had no regrets.

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