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About Holy city of Varanasi (Banaras), India

Banaras or Varanasi is one of the most famous and holy city of India which is situated on the bank of river Ganga. Every Indian wants to visit it at least once in a lifetime and it is also very famous among foreign visitors too. I also got a chance to visit the holiest cities of India, Banaras also known as Varanasi. Varanasi is a very popular religious destination because of presence of many places of religious importance around it. It is situated on the bank of holly river the Ganga. Banaras is also known as Kashi because of the Lord Kashi Vishwanath temple of Lord Shiva situated in it.  This city holds a great significance in the life of every Hindu because of its religious value. According to the Hindu religion, any person who dies in Kashi attains a godhood and gets himself free from the cycle of birth and death. Therefore, it is a desire of many Hindus to die in this place. This place is known to be constructed by the Lord Shiva himself for the welfare of mankind so that they...

Sarnath pictures and detail

Sarnath has a great significance on the Indian culture because of its importance for different sections of society. Sarnath is mostly popular as a Buddhist pilgrimage across the world; however, it also holds good significance for the Hindus and Jain community too. Sarnath has a famous Shiva temple where every year millions of Shiva devotees visit to show their respect to Lord Shiva. According to Jain’s Sarnath is the place where Shreyamshanath, the 11th Trithankara achieved asceticism and finally died. However, this place holds much more significance for the Buddhist community because Mahatma Buddha gave his first sermon in Sarnath. After getting enlightenment in Bodh Gaya Mahatma Buddha reached Sarnath to find his five disciplines and after finding them, he gave his first sermon know as Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta. According to Buddhism Sarnath is one of the four pilgrim sites which every Buddhist many visits in his life. Archaeological Survey of India has rediscovered a numbe...

Watch Maha Ganga Arti, Varanasi (Banaras)

Banaras or Varanasi is one of the holiest city of India and due to this reason, large number of devotees from different parts of India come to visit this city. In Hindu religion, Varanasi has a great significance due to numbers of historical facts, ancient temples and river Ganga. Ghats of Banaras are very famous Ghats on the bank of river the Ganga and it is very enjoyable to see Maha arti of river the Ganga. Below, people can watch famous Maha arti of Varanasi with help of video available. This video can be a good gift for people who are not able to visit Varanasi and see Maha Arti themselves.

Map of Varanasi (Banaras) City (Interactive Map)

To learn more about famous and religious city of Varanasi (Banaras) UP, India, I am adding interactive map of city below. Every year millions of people from India and world come to Varanasi for religious and tourism purpose. With the help of this map, people can learn more about Varanasi and find major places and directions. This map is provided by Google. People can easily expand and contract this map with the help of plus and minus options available on this map. This is an interactive map which can expand or contract by clicking plus and minus signs. People can easily expand this map up to street level and find accurate direction and places situated in Banaras. View Larger Map

Read To Know about Banaras (Varanasi City, Kashi)

Last year, I got a chance to visit one of the holiest cities of India which is Banaras also known as Varanasi. Varanasi is a very popular religious destination because of presence of many places of religious importance around it. It is situated on the bank of holly river the Ganga. Banaras is also known as Kashi because of the Lord Kashi Vishwanath temple of Lord Shiva situated in it. This city holds a great significance in the life of every Hindu because of its religious value. According to the Hindu religion, any person who dies in Kashi attains a godhood and gets himself free from the cycle of birth and death. Therefore, it is a desire of many Hindus to die in this place. This place is known to be constructed by the Lord Shiva himself for the welfare of mankind so that they can attain self realization by meditating here. It is very difficult for us to imagine Varanasi city without the touch of religion. This holly city is full of numbers of beautiful and religiously significant temp...