Benares Tourist Attractions

Quote: When you sit in a boat in the middle of the Ganges looking at the ghats, it is not the eclectic architectural diversity of the view that strikes you first. Instead, it's the enormous walls supporting the various… Read More

Quote: The ghats are roughly 8km of temples, shrines, towering palaces, and wide stone steps leading down to the edge of the sacred River Ganges. Some of the ghats are nothing but crumbling ruins, others are thriving… Read More

Quote: A must do. Next to the Taj Mahal, this is a must do. The city of Varanassi (formerly Benares) is the holiest city in the VERY holy land of India. The entire waterfront is strewn with ghats (steps) which each have… Read More

Quote: Next to the ghats, this is another area that rewards the explorer with shrines tucked into every corner, pilgrims paying respects to the various temples, and stalls offering all sorts of religious goods aimed… Read More

Quote: This is a very photogenic town, but you have to be careful. It's one of the top pilgrimage sites in India, and that means a lot of religious, devout people you have to take care not to offend; photography must… Read More

Quote: So you've been in Varanasi for a few days, and you've strolled the ghats and wandered the labyrinthine alleys of the old city. You've been constantly assaulted by sounds, sights, and smells and been surrounded by… Read More

Quote: The prayer ceremony by the ghats of the holy river Ganges is an impressive event. At 6pm every evening, priests ('pujaris') all in white, line up in a row, and amidst fire and chanting and the sound of bells,… Read More

Quote: Sarnath is about half an hour drive out of Benares. It's a sacred place for buddhists. The Buddha preached his first message here after attaining nirvana. On the day before his death, the Buddha named Sarnath as… Read More

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