Maharajah's Well, close up
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The photograph on this page of Maharajah's Well, close up by Graham Horn as part of the Geograph project.
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Maharajah's Well, close up
Image: © Graham Horn Taken: 23 Sep 2007
Showing the well head and the cover over the well itself. The mechanism is topped by a gold coloured elephant, reflecting the culture of the benefactor, the Maharajah of Benares, who paid for the well to be constructed.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.552074
Longitude
-1.022377