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    Edit Photo Details Crushing Varanasi's Soul   #architecture #india #people #temple #places #varanasi #demolition #dalit #corridor #kashi #shantanu
    Scenes of ongoing demolition in Varanasi, where the administration is razing down residential buildings along with ancient ornate temples in order to build a corridor to facilitate easy access to the famous Kashi Vishwanath Temple for devotees. Many of these buildings were as old as 400 years old with mostly Dalit families living there for generations. Many were coerced to leave, only received half of the promised sums. The Dalits have been systematically oppressed in India for being lower caste
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    Date Taken: Mar 1, 2019
    Date Uploaded: Apr 1, 2019
    Location: Vārānasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
    Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D750
    Focal Length: 58 mm
    Shutter Speed: 1/320 sec
    Aperture: f/13
    ISO: 320
    Copyright: © Shantanu Saha
    Categories: Architecture, Places, Travel
    Assignments: A Visual Diary: March 2019