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Pencil sketch of robed men carrying offerings before an ornate shrine on temple steps, with onlookers behind.

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Brahmins Before the Temple of Vis Visha (Bisheshwar) at Benares, William Hodges (1781), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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A pencil sketch shows robed figures, including bearded men carrying offerings on trays, ascending the steps before an ornate tower-like shrine with crowds of onlookers behind. The composition is loosely drawn with faint architectural lines suggesting a temple interior. This work is catalogued as a print by William Hodges, dated 1781, titled Brahmins Before the Temple of Vis Visha (Bisheshwar) at Benares.

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