Sujet

Street in Benares, from a sketch by of our special artists, 1876. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Street in Benares, from a sketch by of our special artists, 1876. View of the '...ancient city, the venerated head-quarters of the Brahminical religion in Lower India...Vast numbers of pilgrims come from all parts of India to Benares, as it is considered a most holy spot. They visit certain temples and perform particular "poojahs" [prayers], according to their caste, in all of which there are payments to the Brahmins, so that a great deal cf wealth comes into the place. It is not altogether a city of Brahmins and Pundits, for there are some manufactures also, which are peculiar to the town, such as the making of kincob, a very rich kind of cloth of silk and gold, which forms the dresses of Rajahs and men of rank. The rich gold-embroidered trappings for elephants are also manufactured at Benares'. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A81_015

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NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47,6Mo (5,8Mo) / 28,4cm x 42,0cm / 3353 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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