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Benares; The Great Mosque of Arungzebe, and adjoining ghats

Date

about 1868

Medium

Albumen silver print

Culture

English

Department

Photographs

Institution

Getty Museum

View of a ghat, riverside steps usually used for religious purposes, on the Ganges River. A small boat loaded with wood is moored nearby, and people can be seen on the ghat, along the riverbank, and in boats participating in activities of daily life. The Great Mosque of Aurangzeb, or the Gyanvapi Mosque, and the city of Varanasi are visible along the river in the background.

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