Bombay, Bara Bazaar
[Original caption] The Bara Bazaar, Bombay (City). The Bara Bazaar is one of the busiest spots in the City of Bombay, and is substantial in its industries as it is in its appearance.
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In the Market, Bangalore.
Bangalore is well-known for sprawling shopping malls, although in British times it was largely a cantonment town and only recently has become an information technology hub and one of the cities most prominently linked to the outsourcing of Western
Bombay View
Bombay is the anglicized name of the original Portuguese word "Bombaim." Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra.
[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.
Vishwamitra-Menaka
[Original caption, verso] Vishwamitra-Menaka :- This scene shows Menaka as tempting the great sage Vishwamitra, who yields to her and gets Shakuntala by her. [end]
Mar Nala, Srinagar Kashmir
This Aquarelle Series postcard was likely printed by Raphael Tuck & Sons for Hartmann.
This particular card, with the carefully placed stamp was sent by Ernest L. of the XII Hussars in Deccan to Miss Marcineau in France on July 22, 1909. [Verso] Dear
Wayfarers
"Wayfarers" was another word for nomads.
[Original caption] Wayfarers. The position of the child in the picture is typical. The man is carrying a larger share of the burden than is usual.
Benares - Assec [Assi] Ghat
![Benares - Assec [Assi] Ghat](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/ghat-varanasi_0.jpg?itok=2JwMi_AI "Benares - Assec [Assi] Ghat")
Assi Ghat is on the southern end of the city, where the Assi River meets the Ganges, and where the Goddess Durga is said to have thrown her sword after killing the demon Shumbha-Nishumbha.
Ranjit Singh's Tomb, Lahore
The mausoleum of the great Sikh ruler of Punjab, Maharajah Ranjit Singh.
General View of Victoria Gardens, Bombay
[Original caption] General View of Victoria Gardens, Bombay. These beautifully laid out gardens are a source of pleasure to the weary and jaded worker in the cool of the evening after a hard day's work in the broiling sun and stuffy offices. [end]
