Surfing rolls into India

Surfers paddle across a river to the beach. Surfing in India is enjoying a rise in popularity Photograph: Gopal M S/Guardian

Kalyan is a 10-year-old surfer from Vizag, on the east coast
Photograph: Gopal M S /Guardian

An American Hindu living in Mathura, north India takes to the beach Photograph: Gopal M S /Guardian

Apu aka Manikandan from Chennai on the east coast Photograph: Gopal M S/Guardian

Shikha from Delhi was on the coast to learn to surf Photograph: Gopal M S/Guardian

Indian surfers carry their money and mobile phones in their headgear Photograph: Gopal M S/Guardian

Venkat is from Gokarna, Karanataka, on the west coast Photograph: Gopan M S/Guardian