("liberated") The Nirvanis are one
of the three Naga anis ("armies") of the Bairagi Nagas, renunciant
ascetics who are devotees (bhakta) of Vishnu.
The Nirmohis and Digambaras are the others.
These anis were formerly genuine combat groups that earned
their fortune as merchants and mercenary warriors, but nowadays they are mostly
responsible for maintaining order during the Kumbha Mela's bathing (snana)
processions.
The Digambaras are the most significant of the three Naga
anis, and they take priority during the Kumbha Mela.
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