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Burning Ghat. Hindoos Burning Their Dead.

John Edward Saché1864–1868

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

A number of men can be seen by a body that has been placed on a small funerary pyre. Behind them are three small train cars.

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  • Title: Burning Ghat. Hindoos Burning Their Dead.
  • Creator: John Edward Saché
  • Date Created: 1864–1868
  • Location Created: India
  • Physical Dimensions: 23.8 × 29.2 cm (9 3/8 × 11 1/2 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.872.10.3
  • Culture: Prussian / British
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: John Edward Saché (Prussian or British, born Prussia, 1824 - 1882)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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