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A weathered sandstone wall with a yellow rectangular sign reading 'ललिता घाट' and 'LALITA GHAT' in black letters. A green leafy tree grows out of the wall and across the sign, and a pigeon sits on the upper right ledge. No people are visible.

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October 11 20152015-10-11October 02 20152015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02Photograph of the weathered pink-and-cream stone facade of a building at Mahanirvani Ghat in Varanasi. A painted yellow sign above the upper balcony reads Mahanirvani Ghat in Hindi and English, with a partly faded line of Hindi script beneath. The building has barred windows, carved stone brackets and balusters on the roof and balcony, and a satellite dish and utility pole at the right edge. No people are visible.2013-02-13Several stone Shivalinga murtis sit on carved yoni-shaped pedestals on a weathered stone ledge, with grey cylindrical lingams and smooth circular bases. A small green plant grows from a crack between the stones, and a worn stone step and wall surround them in dim light. No people are visible; the scene looks like an outdoor ghat-side shrine in Varanasi.2015-10-11October 02 20152015-10-02October 02 20152015-10-02A photograph taken at dusk or night of a seated man in saffron-orange robes resting on a low stone platform beneath a large tree with gnarled pale bark and green leaves. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck, has a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands rest in his lap. Behind him is a grey stone block wall. A purple logo appears at the top left. The man's appearance, with long dark swept-back hair and saffron clothing with a mala, is a probable match for Swamiji, though this is an appearance-based label only; he sits alone, meditating in a quiet temple-grounds setting.2008-01-03January 14 20092009-01-14Photograph of devotees bathing at a stone ghat on the Ganga river in Varanasi, with weathered steps rising from the water. Several men stand, crouch and wade at the water's edge; one bare-chested man in white dhoti and a shirtless man in a brown loincloth bend over the river, and a seated man is being washed or sprinkled. Near the steps, an orange-painted niche bears a small deity image, and a shrine alcove with a small murti sits to the right. Onlookers gather on the upper steps in white and pastel shirts, with a bare-chested man and a boy in plaid shorts among them. A large straw umbrella stands at the top left. No figure is identifiable as a person.2015-10-02A man with long dark hair and a white tripundra forehead mark sits in a blue-hulled boat on the Ganges at Varanasi, looking off to the right. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, multiple strands of large white pearl-like beads, a rudraksha-style brown bead mala, a gold chain, and gold-coloured bangles on his upper arms and wrists. Behind him stand weathered sandstone ghat buildings with domed kiosks and balconies, a tree and a street lamp. Small figures in saris walk along the steps at the water's edge, with marigold offerings visible on the stone.2013-02-13May 08 20182018-05-08