cover image: Doing laundry in the Ganges

Doing laundry in the Ganges

1956

On the edge of the river Ganges in Varanasi people do laundry. Varanasi is one of the holiest Hindu sites in India. It is thought to be the oldest continuing city in the world.
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Authors

Halpern, Joel Martin

Collection
Joel M. Halpern Papers
Format
Photographs Slides (photographs)
Pages
1 slide ; 5 x 5 cm.
Place Discussed
Uttar Pradesh, India
Provider
Digital Commonwealth
Published in
India
Reference
Local other: mufs001-ii-i0018
Rights
Contact host institution for more information. All rights for this image are held by Joel M. Halpern. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/74cb8d97989a72fd43a3cb4e1d4fbcc7