Vishnu Pud and Other Temples near the Burning Ghat, Benares (Varanasi)
Photograph
1863-1866 (photographed)
1863-1866 (photographed)
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Bourne sailed to India in 1863 to document the expanding British Empire. Photographs like this allowed viewers in Britain to observe distant colonised lands. Bourne shows not only the pilgrimage city's temple architecture but also how the surrounding area functioned: in the foreground are the ghats, or flights of steps, which Hindus descend in order to bathe in the sacred Ganges River.
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Title | Vishnu Pud and Other Temples near the Burning Ghat, Benares (Varanasi) (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion negative |
Brief description | Photograph of Indian architecture and temples near a river by Samuel Bourne, made in Varanasi, 1863-1866. |
Physical description | Photograph of Indian architecture and temples near a river. |
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Gallery label | Bourne sailed to India in 1863 to document the expanding British Empire. Photographs like this allowed viewers in Britain to observe distant colonised lands. Bourne shows not only the pilgrimage city's temple architecture but also how the surrounding area functioned: in the foreground are the ghats, or flights of steps, which Hindus descend in order to bathe in the sacred Ganges River.(22/09/2004) |
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Summary | Bourne sailed to India in 1863 to document the expanding British Empire. Photographs like this allowed viewers in Britain to observe distant colonised lands. Bourne shows not only the pilgrimage city's temple architecture but also how the surrounding area functioned: in the foreground are the ghats, or flights of steps, which Hindus descend in order to bathe in the sacred Ganges River. |
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Accession number | 4-1972 |
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Record created | June 7, 2005 |
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