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Benares; Raja Jey Singh's Observatory, and Dasaswa Medh Ghat

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Samuel Bourne

Photographer · 1834–1912

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Date: 1865–1866
Medium: Albumen silver print
Culture: English
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

View of a ghat, or riverbank steps usually used for religious purposes. Bundles of firewood are arranged on the steps, below a multistory building. Visible in the foregound are a number of people dressed in traditional garments and engaged in various activities, and in the background are a few Hindu shrines.

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