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mantru Says: Sankat Mochan Temple is dedicated to Lord Hanuman and is very popular with the local citizens. It is a place for many yearly religious as well as cultural festivals. The word "Sankat Mochan" means one who helps in removing sufferings.Every Tuesday and Saturday, thousands of...
mantru Says: This ancient temple was constructed in the 18th century. This ancient temple has been constructed in the North Indian Nagara architectural style. This ancient temple is located at a distance of 4 kilometers from Godaulia in Varanasi, India.
mantru Says: The Kashi-Vishwanath Temple is also known as the Golden Temple and is a popular religious tourist destination. This temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity Vishveswara Shiva. The original temple is said to have been destroyed by the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb who constructed a...
Chausathi ghat/ahalya bai ghat
mantru Says: At the place of an old site of Kevelyagiri Ghat, in c. 1778 queen Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore made this a pucca ghat. For the first time name of a person was added after the ghat. She was also responsible for re-building the Visvesvara temle, as exists at present, in...
mantru Says: Assi Ghat an important ghat of Varanasi traditionally constitutes the southern end of conventional city. Numerous References about this ghat are found in early literature Particulalry in matsypurana, again purana, kurma purana, padma purana and kashi khanda. According to a...
mantru Says: In c. 1805 this ghat was built in honour of a famous wrestler who established a wresting site (Akhara) there: his name was Babua Pande. The shrine of Somesvara exists closeby to it. In its vicinity lies the old site of Prabhasa Tirtha, but presently it is spatially...
mantru Says: This is the site of Haramapapa Tirtha. At the top exists the temple of Kedaresvara, the patron deity of the southern sacred segment
royal cafe-towards lalita ghat: simple good food
mantru Says: Its a simple outlet,owned by a punjabi brahmin guy.Food is simple and good. Good southIndian food avaliable.Especially the idlis.
husain Says: The prayer ceremony by the ghats of the holy river Ganges, is an impressive event. At 6pm sharp, every evening, priests ('pujaris') all in white, line up in a row, and amidst fire and chanting and the sound of bells, they perform a choreographed ceremony. A pretty impressive...
aukjejetty Says: I would suggest going to bed early and get up before sunrise in the morning! It is really worth it. The sun comes up on the other side of the river so if you take the boat along at sunrise you will have a great light shining on all the ghats and buildings packed on top of...
husain Says: As a tourist, you will probably get the boatman to take you along the ghats for a view of the various aspects of life on the ghats.The locals and pilgrims usually use the boats for river crossings...
mantru Says: The banarasi sarees the must have for all Indian women,is produced here,silk is brought from all parts of india and abroad and weaved here.The weavers pass this art from generations to generation.Pure silk is called "katan".There are a variety of sarees weaved here,most are...
mantru Says: The Ganga aarati happens every evening with pomp and show.Its a very beautiful sight,just sitting and listening makes you feel at peace.The aarati starts at 6.30 pm people fil the ghat steps to view aarati and few will take boats to view from the river side.
puja and charity on no moon day-Amawasya
mantru Says: On amawasya,the dark night people come in huge numbers to take bath in the ganges,also they offer money,rice vegetable to the beggars.The ghats were full of beggars who sat on the ghats spreading shawls for people to give something in charity.
mantru Says: The ganges is the holiest of all the rivers in India.People come to wash off their sins by taking the holy bath.
husain Says: The Ganges is the Holiest river in India. However, it is also among the most polluted- at least when it crosses some of the bigger cities while it makes its way from the Himalayas to the sea...The Holy city of Benares, is one of the cities where the Ganges is at its most...
husain Says: We were told that visiting shooting here or visiting the `burning ghats' is not the best idea... We required clearance from various people- religious and tourism department.We needed to shoot there for a last sequence, and when we finally did set out, it was somewhat...
mantru Says: If you want to get a good view and pics,go to the other side before sunset...the view is great so are the pictures.
aukjejetty Says: The city of Varanasi or [Benares as it was called up until recently] is one of India's most sacred cities. The Hindus call it Kashi, or the City of Light. Each year over one million pilgrims come to the city, while 50,000 Brahmins live there.I am not sure what I should call...
husain Says: another beautiful sunrise across the river ganga. it also meant however, that we had to wake up at 4 am to shoot it:(
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another beautiful sunrise across the river ganga. it also meant however, that we had to wake up at 4 am to shoot it:(
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Q: Namaste we are 3 people traveling to visit Varanasi in August. Please let us know any good place, clean hostel,...
A: In October we stayed in Shanti Guest house, near the Manikarnika Ghats, which is the main burning ghat. Do not worry you can not feel the smell at all... It is nice...
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Varanasi- Where the Ganga flows...
Varanasi also known as Banaras and kashi,is situated on the left west bank of river Ganga.The culture of Varanasi is closely associated with the River Ganges and the river's religious importance. The...
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Varanasi, one of world's oldest living cities, is rightly called the religious capital of India. Also known as Benaras, this holy city is located in the southeastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh...
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Sadhus, Boats, and a Holy river
Benares is one of the holiest cities for hindus. Located on the banks of the holy river Ganga, it attracts a huge number of pilgrims and tourists. I was there shooting a documentary with a dutch...
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Benares (Vanarasi) is the city of the death. It´s a holy city with a holy river. All the people in India want to die in Benares, when it is their time to die, because that is supposedly a guarantee of...
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