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Shiva with the Ganges flowing from his head and Parvati seated on a tiger skin with Ganesha, Skanda and Nandi bull surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.

Dasasamadhi Ghat on the Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1796.

Benares (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh: people bathing in the river Ganges. Photograph.

Page 122: Shiva and Parvati on Nandi bull. Watercolour drawing.

Fakir's Rock on the river Ganges, near Sultanganj, Bihar: south west view. Coloured aquatint by Thomas and William Daniell, 1800.

Shiva with the Ganges and Nandi bull with Durga and lion seated on lotuses. Gouache drawing.

Shiva, the Hindu deity, seated in the lotus position on a deerskin. Gouache painting.

The bathing ghats and lingham temples by the river Ganges, Benares, India. Process print after S.G. Dawson.

Ghāzīpur, Uttar Pradesh: a ruined palace on the river Ganges. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1785.

Gangā and the river Ganges falling from heaven, while Shiva waits below to stem the fall with Nandi bull, Parvati and the sage Jahnu. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Ganga. Watercolour drawing.

Chunar seen from the Ganges, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1785.

Mausoleum of Makhdam Shah Daulut at Maner, Bihar. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1786.

Ganga and her transport. Gouache drawing.

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Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)

Images from the collections

Images about Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)

Works from the collections

Chunar seen from the Ganges, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1785.

Shiva, the Hindu deity, seated in the lotus position on a deerskin. Gouache painting.

Mausoleum of Makhdam Shah Daulut at Maner, Bihar. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1786.

Ganga and her transport. Gouache drawing.

Dasasamadhi Ghat on the Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1796.

Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)

Images from the collections

Images about Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)

Works from the collections

Chunar seen from the Ganges, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1785.

Shiva, the Hindu deity, seated in the lotus position on a deerskin. Gouache painting.

Mausoleum of Makhdam Shah Daulut at Maner, Bihar. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1786.

Ganga and her transport. Gouache drawing.

Dasasamadhi Ghat on the Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1796.

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