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Vishnu Pud and Other Temples near the Burning Ghat, Benares (Varanasi)

Photograph
1863-1866 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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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TitleVishnu 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.5cm
  • Width: 28cm
  • Sheet height: 26.7cm
  • Sheet width: 32.9cm
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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Place depicted
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.
Collection
Accession number
4-1972

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Record createdJune 7, 2005
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