File:The ghats at Hardwar, 1814.jpg

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Seeta Ram
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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The ghats at Haridwar, 1814.

Watercolour of the ghats at Haridwar from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Mohumdy to Gheen Vol. V' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-General of Bengal and the Commander-in-Chief (r. 1813-23), was accompanied by artist Sita Ram (flourished c.1810-22) to illustrate his journey from Calcutta to Delhi between 1814-15.

Haridwar, located on the right bank of the Ganges river in Uttar Pradesh, is known for the bathing ghat called Harikacharan, or Vishnu's Footprint, at the Gangadwara temple. Idealised view of a bathing ghat and temple in Haridwar. Inscribed below: 'Bathing place at Hurdwar.'
Date between 1814 and 1815
date QS:P571,+1814-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1814-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1815-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q23308
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