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Early Photography: Haridwar from Opposite Bank of the Ganges – Samuel Bourne

Posted on the 11 May 2021 by Cendrinemedia @cendrinemedia

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Early photography: Haridwar from opposite bank of the Ganges – Samuel Bourne

Title: Haridwar from opposite bank of the Ganges

Date: 1866

Photographer: Samuel Bourne (1834-1912)

Process: photographic print

Note: Located in the foothills of the Himalayas, Haridwar is a major pilgrimage site for Hindus. Its main bathing ghat (Hari-ki-Pari) is said to contain a footprint of Lord Vishnu embedded in a stone.

Source and information: Wikimedia

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