Bathing ghat at Benares, India Grampians National Park angels above and clerics bowing

angels above and clerics bowing

a cloak of embroidered blue cloth

View of a series of naval engagements which were re-enacted in miniature during the 1814 peace celebrations

View of Queen Victoria's royal progress through the City of London

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Bathing ghat at Benares, India Grampians National Park angels above and clerics bowingBathing 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.