Varanasi , also commonly known as Benares
or Banaras and Kashi, is a city situated on the left
(west) bank of the River Ganga (Ganges) in the Indian state of Uttar
Predesh, regarded as holy by Hindus, Buddhists & Jains. It is one of
the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world.
The culture of Varanasi is closely associated with the River Ganges
and the river's religious importance. The city has been a cultural and
religious centre in northern India for several thousand years.
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Varanasi, the holy city of
India, is also known by the name of Kashi and Benaras. Kashi, the city
of Moksha for Hindus since centuries, is known for its fine-quality
banarasi silks sarees, 'banarasi paan', and Benares Hindu University of the ancient days. Varanasi is the most famous
pilgrimage center for the hindus. One of the seven holiest cities. Varanasi city is also one the Shakti Peethas and one of the twelve
Jyotir Linga sites in India. In Hinduism it is believed that those who
die and are cremated here get an instant gateway to liberation from
the cycle of births and re-births.
Varanasi is situated on the
northern banks of River Ganges, which is believed to have the power of washing
away all of one's sins. As pundits here will tell you, whatever is
sacrificed and chanted here or given in charity reaps its fruits
thousand times more than those good deeds performed at other places
because of the power of that place. It is believed that three nights
of fasting in Varanasi city can reap you rewards of many thousands of
lifetimes of asceticism!
Varanasi is the oldest city of the world. Varanasi is more than 3000
years old and is famous as the city of temples & ghats. In Varanasi, there are
temples at every few paces. Looking at the number of temples in
Varanasi, it is hard to believe that a large number of them were
demolished during the medieval times. Jyotirlinga Visvanatha Temple or
Golden Temple, rebuilt in 1776, is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Gyan Wapi well (meaning 'Well of Wisdom) is believed to have been dug by
Lord Shiva himself. It is believed that the majestic Alamgir mosque
has replaced one of the most ancient shrines known as the temple of
Bindu Madhava. The thirty-three hundred million shrines fill one with
awe and wonder with sheer numbers.
The Ganga Ghats (river front) are the most popular pilgrimage spot of
Varanasi and are centers of music and learning. There is a great
tradition of yatras in the holy city of Kashi and the most sacred path
is that of Panchkoshi Parikrama, the fifty-mile path with a radius of
five miles that cover 108 shrines along the way, with Panchakoshi
Temple as its main shrine. Other popular pilgrimage route is Nagara
Pradakshina, which covers seventy-two shrines along the way. Since
time immemorial Varanasi is a great center of learning. The holy city
has been a symbol of spiritualism, philosophy and mysticism for
thousands of years and has produced great saints and personalities
like Guatama Buddha, Mahavira, Kabir, Tulsi Das, Shankaracharaya,
Ramanuja and Patanjali.
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