Hindu temples and ghat on the banks of the Jumna, Batesara 1003521a

Photograph of the Hindu temples and ghat on the banks of the Jumna at Batesara, taken by Joseph David Beglar in 1871-72. In the report he wrote about his photographic tour, Beglar said, 'Bateswar is a small place, on the right bank of the Jamna, forty-three miles south east from Agra. It is situated amidst the great ravines of the Jamna. An annual fair is held here... in honour of Bateswar Nath Mahadeva, represented by a large lingam in a commonplace-looking temple, one of the immense number lining the banks of the river for more than a mile in length. These temples are all modern, not dating beyond Shah Jehan's era, though a few may, from their style, be considered as old as Akbar.'