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Benares - the well of knowledge with the spires of the Golden Temple in the distance

Varanasi · 1895

Benares - the well of knowledge with the spires of the Golden Temple in the distance, Varanasi, 1895
Benares - the well of knowledge with the spires of the Golden Temple in the distance, Varanasi, 1895. World cities — The 1800s Archive, from the Library of Congress record.

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