India - Benares - Banks of the Ganges River
Benares, India - situated on left bank of the Ganga (Ganges) River. Regarded as holy by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. The culture of Varanasi is closely associated with the River Ganges and the river's religious importance. The city has been a cultural and religious centre in northern India for several thousand years
Picture No
10270232
Media ID
46567363
Size
4639px x 2984px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
early 20th century
