Varanasi, India's Holy City


by Sanjeev Barman  Even in a country teeming with landmarks to its ancient history, culture, and religion, Varanasi (Benares) is special and intense - not only India's spiritual hub and leading pilgrimage center but one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. It's most famous, of course, for the spectacle of Hindul pilgrims bathing in the Ganges River, but there are myriad temples and monuments, and a big part of the visitor experience is... keep reading

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  • Varanasi is a very spiritual place in India, and now its importance is very high due to "swachh bharat abhiyan" started by Honorable Narendra Modi Sir and also other projects which are running nowadays.

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