Havell, Ernest B.: Benares, the sacred city: Sketches of Hindu life and religion (London, [1912])

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BENARES, THE SACRED CITY

along the ghats through this wonderful panorama of
Indian life, every day observing new customs and
ceremonies, seeing new types of race, fresh motifs for

PALHVAD GHAT

the painter or sculptor, different scenes in the drama of
human existence—for Benares is the microcosm of all
India.

After Gai Ghat is Palhvad Ghat, another great flight