A black and white photograph of Satti Chaura Ghat on the River Ganges. The ghat is on the right of the image and the river on the right. Five Indian people, including at least one woman, are visible standing or sitting around the steps and lower parts of ghat, close to the water. The temple at the top of the ghat is visible, partially obscured by one of several trees along the bank. The buttresses of the ghat are reflected in the surface of the water. A mass of vegetation, possibly floating debris, is visible int he foreground. Original caption (in pencil beneath): ‘Massacre Ghat Cawnpore’.

‘Ghat’ is a word used on the Indian subcontinent for steps leading down water, purpose-built for bathing and ceremonies.

This ghat is the site of a famous massacre on 27 June 1857 during the aftermath of the Siege of Cawnpore [Kanpur], part of the Indian Uprising (‘Mutiny’).