The Golden Temple, Benares

Name: The Golden Temple, Benares India Gillette Postcard
SKU: 1173053
Price: 9.95 USD
Availability: InStock

Original Vintage Card

Price: $9.95

Stock #:

1173053

Type:

Postcard

City:

Benares

Country:

India

Artist:

Gillette

Publisher:

Raphael Tuck & Sons

Postmark:

1914 May-15

Postmark City:

Calcutta

Stamp:

1/2 Anna India

Size:

3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

Recipient Address:

Mr. E. Brackett
Allegan, MI

Additional Details:

Held by many to be the oldest and holiest temple amid the 4,000 temples of Benares, the holiest city in India. Covered with gold plates, set on copper, it really dates from the 18th century, and was built to replace one razed to the ground by Aurangzabe.

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