Benares Gallery

Temples on the Banks of the Ganges, Benares, India, c1909. Creator: George Rose

Temples on the Banks of the Ganges, Benares, India, c1909. They are gradually sinking into the sandy bed of the river. Subsiding Hindu temple on the river Ganges in the holy city of Varanasi. The city has 88 ghats, (steps leading down to water), used for bathing, or for the cremation of bodies. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose, boxed as "Studies through the Stereoscope", to be viewed on a Sun Sculpture stereoscope made by Underwood & Underwood. [The Rose Stereograph Company, Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington & London, c1909]

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Bathing ghat at Benares, India, late 19th or early 20th century

Bathing ghat at Benares, India, late 19th or early 20th century. Benares (Varanasi) is a major place of pilgrimage for Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists alike. The city has 3 miles of ghats (steps) along the banks of the Ganges, from which Hindus bathe in the sacred river. In addition there are burning ghats, from which the ashes of the cremated are scattered over the water. Benares contains a remarkable total of 1500 temples. Lantern slide

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Rajah of Indores Palace, Benares, India, c1925

Rajah of Indore's Palace, Benares, India, c1925. The ghats on the edge of the River Ganges in what is now known as Varanasi. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

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