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Minarets Above the Ganges, Benares
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Rose and ochre palaces climb from the Ganges toward two slender minarets in this hand-coloured photochrom of Benares, made around 1895. Varanasi, as the city is now called, is one of the oldest living cities in the world and a sacred place for Hindus. For a traveler, or someone who dreams of India.
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Benares · Photochrom / Minarets Above the Ganges / Photochrom, Photoglob Co., c. 1895 / Rose and ochre palaces step up from the Ganges toward two slender minarets high above the river. Varanasi, as Benares is known today, is one of the oldest living cities in the world and a sacred place for Hindus.
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