Kshemesvara Ghat
- Title:
- Kshemesvara Ghat
- Collection:
- Beyond the Taj: Architectural Traditions and Landscape Experience in South Asia
- Photographer:
- MacDougall, Robert D. (Robert Duncan), 1940-1987
- Date:
- ca. 1700-1725
- Location:
- Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Country:
- India
- ID Number:
- MCD_03104
- Call Number:
- B-Q5 Var 1.31 Gh/Kshem 5-1
- File Name:
- MCD_03104.jpg
- Style/Period:
- Mughal Dynasty
- Work Type:
- ghats
- Subject:
- Shrines (Structures)
ablutions
monasteries (built complexes)
Math - Image View Description:
- Ext. view from river with Kumaraswami Math in background
- Description:
- Built in early 18th century
old name: Nala Ghat. Shrine of Ksemesvara and Ksemaka Gana are at the top portion of the steps. Monastery built in 1962. - Notes:
- Image and original data maintained by the Cornell University Library. This digital collection is a result of a long-term collaboration between Professor Bonnie G. MacDougall, Department of Architecture and Margaret N. Webster, Director of the George W. & Adelaide Knight Visual Resources Facility in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning.
- Source:
- MacDougall, R. D.
http://www.varanasi.nic.in/ghat/ghat.htm
Singh, Rana P. B., ed.
Bana¯ras: Cosmic Order, Sacred City, Hindu Traditions
Varanasi: Tara Book Agency on the behalf of Varanasi-Studies Foundation
1993
Kroch Library Asia
BL1239.36.V37 B36x 1993 + - Cite As:
- Bonnie and Robert MacDougall papers, #15-2-4397. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This image is protected by copyright, and the copyright holder is Cornell University. It is licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Images in the Beyond the Taj collection were created between roughly 1960-1987, and were digitized by Cornell University Library from a variety of negatives, positives, and slides retained by the Estate of Bonnie MacDougall. Permission is required for any use that extends beyond what is authorized by the license, fair use, and/or other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Cornell welcomes additional information about the items in this collection, including any additional information regarding rights holders. Please contact rareref@cornell.edu with any such information or to request permission to use any images from this collection. For additional information about how you may use materials from Cornell University Library’s Digital Collections, review our Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio from Cornell University Library Collections (http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright).