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Varanasi,

India

1910

 
 
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Dassamedh Ghat Benares.

Dasaswamedh Ghat owes its name to the popular folklore that Brahma sacrificed 10 horses (medh) at this place

[Original caption] Dassamedh Ghat. The landing place of the Dassamedh or 10 sacrifices, where the god Brahma is said to have offered horses in sacrifice. [end] Dasaswamedh Ghat, one of the popular pilgrimage sites of Varanasi, is one of the oldest ghats of the city.
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