Varanasi

Varanasi is a city on the Ganges River in northern India that has a central place in Hindu pilgrimage, death, and grief. It was formally revived after 1947, but it is sti More…

Varanasi is a city on the Ganges River in northern India that has a central place in Hindu pilgrimage, death, and grief. It was formally revived after 1947, but it is still generally known as Banaras or Benares, and in ancient times as Kashi. The city's tourism is based on a syncretic history of Muslim artisanship. Varanasi is located on the left bank of the river in the middle-Ganges valley in the southeastern region of the state of Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on the planet. Its ancient name, Kashi, was linked to a 2,500-year-old monarchy of the same name. Less