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Outdoor photo on temple steps beneath a pink arched facade with partly visible Devanagari lettering reading as Mahanirvani. A central man in a red-maroon turban with a vermilion mark wears an orange and white flower garland, rudraksha mala beads, and a maroon robe with gold borders, smiling while holding a small steel vessel as another man pours water from a silver pole. Around him stand devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with shaved heads, and another robed man with a rudraksha mala. a person: the central figure has a red turban, garlands and rudraksha malas, cues consistent with the page's claim, but the appearance is not certain enough to confirm.

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Photo 11695992Outdoor photo at a stone ghat staircase in Varanasi, the entrance of a red sandstone temple with an inscribed panel above the doorway. A tall man in a red-brown and gold-bordered sannyasi garment and a red turban, with an orange-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, raises one arm and holds a silver staff. Around him, shaven-headed men in matching red-brown robes hold a metal pot and a small cup. A woman in white with a gold border kneels on the steps, touching the stone, while another devotee in white climbs the stairs barefoot. The scene suggests a pilgrimage visit to a river temple, with the swami figure appearing as a probable candidate by his turban, garland and ornate robes.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03A crowd on stone steps at a temple entrance. In the centre, a smiling man wears a red-maroon turban, a maroon-red dhoti with gold borders, and a heavy gold bead necklace with a rudraksha-style mala over the shoulders. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold borders wears a gold necklace and a rust-coloured mala, and a bare-chested man in maroon-and-gold cloth stands to the left. Behind them, saffron-robed sadhus and men in white shirts and dhotis press along a metal railing, some with long white beards and orange turbans.2015-09-11 +1 copiesPhotograph at the entrance of a red-and-white stone temple with a painted sign reading Akhand Pancha Dashnam... above a doorway and a second sign below. A crowd of devotees climbs and gathers on stone steps. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with a red shawl bends forward. At right, a smiling figure in red-maroon robes with a red turban and a large orange-and-white flower garland holds a silver staff and a small metal pot. Beside him, a man in saffron robes with a shaved head holds a metal vessel. Several saffron-clad monks stand at left, some with rudraksha malas. A cameraman holds a camera near the doorway. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2015-10-03Photograph of a ghat staircase in Varanasi during a ritual event. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears a tall red-orange turban with white flowers, a yellow-orange marigold garland around his neck, and a saffron cloth with gold border over bare shoulders; he holds a metal vessel. To the left, a bald man with orange tilak and a rudraksha mala pours from a vessel, and a woman in orange stands nearby. Behind and to the right, several devotees in white and orange clothes with orange forehead marks gather on the steps, one smiling woman with glasses and a red garland in front. Whitewashed walls and a sloped roof edge frame the scene.2015-10-03Outdoor ghat steps by the Ganges in Varanasi, with a large crowd of devotees in red and orange saffron shawls and white dhotis. In the foreground a bald man in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala holds a silver pot and a brass-handled fan-like implement beside a figure whose head is wrapped in a rust-red turban decorated with white flower petals and an orange marigold garland. Other devotees press their palms together and watch, while a photographer in white stands at right. Stone steps and a white-cloth-covered boat row sit in the background. Visible crowd is roughly two dozen people.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03A photograph of a crowd of devotees ascending stone steps at a riverside ghat in Varanasi. In the foreground a figure in a red-orange turban and marigold garland holds a silver staff with a mace-like top, reaching toward a woman in a red-orange saree with a rudraksha mala who is smiling and climbing. Nearby people wear red-orange robes, marigold garlands and bright yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. Other women in white saris with green lanyards and men in orange shawls press along the steps behind them, with more people visible above on the stairs.2015-10-03