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Varanasi
Varanasi is an ultimate pilgrimage and cultural destination on your India trip itinerary. Over 3000 years old, the city of Varanasi is one of the oldest living cities of the world. 84 Ghats with steps to allow you to take a holy dip in the sacred water of River Ganges, over 400 temples, religious ceremonies and death rites make Varanasi are all evidences of the holy significance of the city ever since the Vedic age. Believed to be founded by Lord Shiva himself, Varanasi was previously known as Kashi and then Benaras. An undisputed seat of Hinduism and Indian culture, several legendary sages have meditated on the Ghats of Varanasi. Pilgrims and tourists from India and abroad flock to the city in search of spiritual enlightenment and glimpse of authentic Hindu beliefs that considers life and death as two stages of a continuous journey of soul until it attains Salvation.
Defending its image of mini-India, Varanasi is best seen via early morning boat ride on River Ganga, as thousands of devotees enter the cold waters of the River from Heaven with an unwavering faith that bathing in it can wash off all their sins. The bells tinkling in hundreds of temples that form a mesmerizing backdrop of these Ghats and chanting of mantras case a hypnotic trance on the viewers that make them believe in mystic aura of the moment. The Benaras Hindu University, pure Benarasi silk sarees with handmade Zari embroidery done in gold and copper threads, and Benarasi paan are some of the icons of the city that you must try.
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