Lot no. 116
116. A large printed map of the city of Kashi [Varanasi/Benares]
Published by B. Madhoprashad Book Seller, Panchmohalla, Gaya, second half of the 20th Century
printed in colour, numerous captions in nagari and English, border with vignettes of Hindu deities and religious locations, unframed, folded
51 x 75.5 cm.
The name Kashi, 'City of Light' derives from the Sanskrit root kas-, to shine.
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Arts of the Middle East and the Mediterranean
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