Varanasi Tourism Information

A city, which is beyond the dates and from the eras, is Varanasi. Varanasi is one of the oldest civilized cities of the India in the world. The old city is one of the major religious pilgrims of Hindu religion and also known as Kashi or Banaras.

The City is located at Uttar Pradesh state in India. The name Varanasi probably derived from two rivers Varana and Asi that flank the city.

History:

who established this holy city? Only God knows. The name of this holy city is mentioned in Vaids and Purans.

Varanasi Tourist Attractions

River Front (Ghats):

Temples, pavilions, terraces, palaces and row of countless stone made foot steps (Ghats) are the main heart touching beauty of the river front. Most of these building were constructed during 18th and 19th centuries. For centuries, devotees are performing ritual walk along with Asi river especially follow the routes of Panchatirthi yatra. Varanasi has a more than 1000 ghats like Asi ghat, Kedara ghat, chauki ghat, chaumsathi ghat Man Mandir ghat, lalita ghat are some important ghats of Varanasi.

Durga Temple:

this holy temple also called Monkey Temple, got its name because the presence of large number of monkeys in the temple.