Vew of the Panchaganga ghat in Benares [Varanasi]. The minarets of Alamgir Mosque, built by emporer Aurangzeb, look out over the Ganges. The banks of the river are lined with boats, parasols and piles of wood. Inscribed on negative: Frith's Series. 3028. Benares. Caption reads: Ganges Ghat. Mosque of Aurangzib, Benares.

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Aurangzeb's Mosque at Panchganga ghat, Benares

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Photo credit: © Bristol Archives/UIG / Alamy / Afripics
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