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Benares; General View from the Opposite Bank of the Ganges

Date

1865–1866

Medium

Albumen silver print

Culture

English

Department

Photographs

Institution

Getty Museum

View of a city along a riverfront, as seen from the opposite bank of the river. Visible on the center right area of the image is a mosque that is topped with three large domes and two towering minarets. A number of ghats, or riverbank steps usually used for religious purposes, can be seen along the shore. Visible in the foreground are four native people with a herd of oxen.

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