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Benares; The Great Mosque of Arungzebe, and adjoining ghats

Samuel Bourneabout 1868

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

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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  • Title: Benares; The Great Mosque of Arungzebe, and adjoining ghats
  • Creator: Samuel Bourne
  • Date Created: about 1868
  • Location Created: Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India; Vārānasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Physical Dimensions: 23.8 × 29.1 cm (9 3/8 × 11 7/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XO.1126.67
  • Culture: English
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Samuel Bourne (English, 1834 - 1912)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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