The Great Burning Ghat in Benares
[Original German] Der Grosse Verbrennungs Platz in Benares [end]
One of the earliest artist-signed postcards of India.
Varanasi
Souvenir of East Indies Ganges Pagoda
[Original] Souvenir East Indies Pagode des Ganges [end]
Among the earliest postcard series of India, with postally used samples dating back to 1897, according to Ratnesh Mathur, co-author of Picturesque India. Interestingly this is a crude halftone
Benares on the Ganges
[Original German] Benares am Ganges [end]
Sunset hues were one of the features early postcard printers used to distinguish their views from competitors. F.
The Fakirs at Benares, On the Bank of the Ganges. India.
An rare French postcard of Benares [Varanasi], featuring fakirs debating and listening with the ghats in the background.
[Fakir Benares]
![[Fakir Benares]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/varanasi-fakir_0.jpg?itok=555f4V-m "[Fakir Benares]")
A fakir is a hermit who often lives in seclusion and devotes his life to religion.
Benares - Viweshar Mahadeo
The Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi is among the oldest and holiest temples in Varanasi dedicated to Lord Shiva. D.A. Ahuja was a very successful Rangoon, Burma based photographer and publisher of postcards who covered the entire subcontinent.
The Place of Contrition in Benares
One of the most famous ghats in Varanasi.
This card, originally published by the Austrian firm of Josef Heim in Vienna in 1898 was re-published in this version by Thacker & Co. in Bombay, one of the leading Raj department stores.
