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Hardwar, India

Describing this site, Edward Lear wrote in his 1874 journal: The beauty of the pagodas and shrines and houses here is indescribable, and the whole scene is perhaps the most beautiful I have seen anywhere in India .

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Drawing · Landscapes · Catalog HV8TL84V

Hardwar, India

Edward Lear (British, 1812–1888) · 1875

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