River Ganges Collection (page 2)

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

Religious Festival at Benares, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Religious Festival at Benares, 1890. Hindu festival in Varanasi also known as Benares on the river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh, India, is the holiest of seven sacred cities

View at the Mouth of the Hooghly, 1890. Creator: Unknown
View at the Mouth of the Hooghly, 1890. The Hooghly River, a distributary of the Ganges River in West Bengal, from which the East India company sailed into Bengal to establish their trade settlement

Dasaswamedh Ghat, Benares. Creator: Unknown
Dasaswamedh Ghat, Benares. The Dashashwamedh Ghat, sacred to Hindus, is the main ghat on the Ganga River in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Postcard

Manekanka Bathing and Burning Ghat, Benares, . Creator: Saeed Bros
" Manekanka" Bathing and Burning Ghat, Benares. View of the Manikarnika ghat and temples on the River Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Alamgir Mosque and Ghat, Benares, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Alamgir Mosque and Ghat, Benares, c1910. View of the 17th century Alamgir Mosque and the Panchganga Ghat in the city of Varanasi on the River Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, India

Cawnpore - The Passage of the Ganges with the Refugees from Lucknow... November 1857, (1901)
Cawnpore - The Passage of the Ganges with the Refugees from Lucknow, 29th and 30th November 1857, (1901). British forces with women and children rescued from Lucknow, and sick and wounded soldiers

Puchganga Ghat, Benares. Creator: Saeed Bros
Puchganga Ghat, Benares. View of Panchganga Ghat, temples and the 17th century Alamgir Mosque on the River Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Barrackpur - On the Ganges Near Calcutta, 1840s, (1901). Creator: Charles Stewart Hardinge
Barrackpur - On the Ganges Near Calcutta, 1840s, (1901). The scene of the earliest outbreak of the Mutiny. View of boats on the river near the city of Barrackpore in India where the Barrackpore

Sindhia Ghat, Benares. Creator: Saeed Bros
Sindhia Ghat, Benares. View of temples on the River Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Postcard. [Saeed Bros, Benares]

The Vishnu Pond and Ghat, Benares, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
The Vishnu Pond and Ghat, Benares, India, 1895. Hindu temples along the river Ganges in the holy city of Varanasi. The city has 88 ghats, (steps leading down to water), used for bathing

Benares - The Holy City of the Hindus, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Benares - The Holy City of the Hindus, 1936. View of the 17th century Alamgir Mosque in the Indian city of Varanasi on the River Ganges

Map of the Provinces of the Lower Ganges. Map in two sections, showing Indian states through which the River Ganges flows, and the Ganges Delta in what is now Bangladesh. Plate 59 from The Times Atlas

Bathing at Benares, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]

The River Front, Benares, 1905. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
The River Front, Benares, 1905. From India, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Flora A. Steel. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1905]

Benares, 1905. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
Benares, 1905. From India, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Flora A. Steel. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1905]

On the Banks of Holy River, Benares, 1905. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
On the Banks of Holy River, Benares, 1905. From India, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Flora A. Steel. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1905]

A River Festival at Benares, 1905. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
A River Festival at Benares, 1905. From India, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Flora A. Steel. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1905]

The Hurduwar - where the Ganges enters the Plains of Hindoostan, c1786-1791, (1935). Artist: William Daniell
The Hurduwar - where the Ganges enters the Plains of Hindoostan, c1786-1791, (1935). From the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Anopshur, c1789, (1935). Artist: William Daniell
Anopshur, c1789, (1935). From the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II

Chunar Gur, c1786-1791, (1935). Artist: William Daniell
Chunar Gur, c1786-1791, (1935). From the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II

The Ghats Below Aurangzebs Mosque, Benares, c1880 (1905). Artist: Alexander Henry Hallam Murray
The Ghats Below Aurangzebs Mosque, Benares, c1880 (1905). From The High-Road of Empire, by A. H. Hallam Murray. [John Murray, Ablemarle Street, London, 1905]

The Boats Stuck In The Mud And Were An Easy Mark, 1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
The Boats Stuck In The Mud And Were An Easy Mark, 1908, (c1920). The Siege of Cawnpore during the Indian rebellion of 1857

59 lb Mahseer, Caught by Capt. H. B. D. Campbell, R. E. in the Upper Ganges, c1903, (1903)
59 lb Mahseer, Caught by Capt. H. B. D. Campbell, R.E. in the Upper Ganges, c1903, (1903). A Mahseer, a southern Asian fish in the carp family. From The Sports of the World, by F. G. Aflalo, F.R.G.S

Benares on the Ganges, 1892, (1904). Artist: Edward Theodore Compton
Benares on the Ganges, 1892, (1904). From The Worlds History, Volume II, by Dr. H. F. Helmolt [William Heinemann, London, 1904]

The Sacred City of the Hindus: Benares on the Ganges, 1908. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 2, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1908]

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

Source of the Ganges, India, late 19th or early 20th century. Lantern slide

River Ganges from the Aurangzeb Mosque, Benares, India, late 19th or early 20th century. A bridge of boats is visible in the distance. Lantern slide

Bathing ghat, Benares, India, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: BW Kilburn
Bathing ghat, Benares, India, late 19th or early 20th century. Detail from a stereoscopic card

Rocks at Colgong on the Ganges, India, 1838. Artist: Edward Goodall
Rocks at Colgong on the Ganges, India, 1838

Bathing and burning the Hindu dead, Benares (Varanasi), India 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Bathing and burning the Hindu dead, Benares (Varanasi), India 1903. Stereoscopic slide, detail

Benares (Varanasi), India, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Benares (Varanasi), India, 1903. Looking north-east down the Ganges from the minaret of the Aurangzib Mosque. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

A burning ghat on the Ganges at Benares (Varanasi), India, 1900s. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A burning ghat on the Ganges at Benares (Varanasi), India, 1900s. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

The Ganges entering the plains near Hurdwar, India, c1860. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began in the town of Meerut and soon erupted into other mutinies

The Hindoo Mother, c1860. Artist: EJ Portbury
The Hindoo Mother, c1860. When the infant of a poor Hindoo (Hindu) dies, the mother carries it in her arms to the Ganges, on the banks of which she lays it for some time on a piece of mat

A temple and ghats on the Ganges at Benares (Varanasi), India, 1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Man-eating alligators, India, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Man-eating alligators, India, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The river Ganges and the Burning Ghats at Benares (Varanasi), India, early 20th century
The river Ganges and the burning ghats at Benares (Varanasi), India, early 20th century. From Views of India in Colour, published by The Times of India Offices (Bombay and Calcutta)

Benares (Varanasi), India, 1895. Artist: Taylor
Benares (Varanasi), India, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Cawnpore on the Ganges, India, 1857. Artist: William Carpenter
Cawnpore on the Ganges, India, 1857. From a supplement to The Illustrated London News (28 November 1857)

Bathing ghats, Mathura, India, 1916-1917. A ghat is a series of steps leading down to a body of water in many parts of South Asia

Benares, India, 1847. Artist: Kirchner
Benares, India, 1847. The city of Varanasi on the River Ganges. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Pilgrims at the source of the Ganges, India, 1847. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

The Aurangzeb Mosque, Varanasi, India, c1890. Illustration from Inde, Tombeaux et Monuments Sacres, (a work on Indian tombs and sacred monuments), by L Boulanger, (Paris, c1890)

Source of the Ganges, India, c1840. Artist: N Remond
Source of the Ganges, India, c1840. The River Ganges originates at Gangotri Glacier, Uttarakhand

Bathing at a Ghat on the Ganges, Calcutta, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Bathing at a ghat on the Ganges, Calcutta, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card

Benares, Bisharnat, India, c1925. View in what is now known as Varanasi. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

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