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Photograph of an entrance to the Mahanirvani Akhara temple in Varanasi, with a red-brick arched doorway and whitewashed stone walls. Three or four saffron-robed sadhus stand on the steps. The man on the right wears a red-orange turban, an orange-red dhoti with gold borders, and a white and orange flower garland, and is smiling. The bare-chested man beside him has a shaved head and a red cloth. An older bearded sadhu in pale orange robes stands at left, and another bearded sadhu in orange stands beside him. Painted Devanagari signage above and on the doorway reads Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani.

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January 30 20142014-01-30Photograph of a weathered sandstone ghat facade in Varanasi with a yellow sign reading Mahanirvani Ghat above an arched doorway. Five men stand on the stone steps in the entrance: on the left, a bearded figure in a pink-and-orange robe; in the centre, a bearded man in a light robe with a loose shawl; and on the right, a man in red-and-orange dress with a red turban holding a garland, plus a smaller figure in orange at the edge.2015-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20152015-10-03January 30 20142014-01-30Photograph of a group of sadhus and devotees on weathered stone steps at a red and white Varanasi temple entrance with an arched doorway. A man at the centre-right wears a red turban, a marigold garland and red-and-gold dhoti, holding a small silver vessel and a silver trident-tipped staff, and smiles toward the group. Surrounding figures wear saffron and red robes, including one in orange with a shoulder bag and a woman in a white sari with gold border. Devotees stand on the steps, one holding a vessel, with Hindi and Sanskrit inscriptions painted above the doorway.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03A photograph of a crowd of devotees climbing the steps toward an arched red-and-cream doorway of a stone temple at a ghat. A central figure wearing a red turban, a saffron-orange garment and a long orange-and-gold garland stands at the threshold, holding a metal vessel while others in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis with red shawls surround him. Several men in white and gold-bordered cloth and a white-haired person in a white dhoti and red shawl are visible in the foreground. A sign above the door reads Mahanirvani Ghat, and the stone walls are whitewashed in a brick pattern. Several people are partially visible, and a camera operator stands near the entrance.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03May 11 20152015-05-11Photograph 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.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03