Varanasi - Wikipedia Located in the middle-Ganges valley in the southeastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi lies on the left bank of the river It is 692 kilometres (430 mi) to the southeast of India's capital New Delhi and 320 kilometres (200 mi) to the southeast of the state capital, Lucknow
List of tourist attractions in Varanasi - Wikipedia Varanasi is one of the most prominent tourist places in India The city attracts millions of domestic and international tourists [1] The temples across the city attract pilgrims The ghats and the Buddhist site Sarnath attract tourists from abroad
Varanasi district - Wikipedia Varanasi district is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, with the holy city of Varanasi as the district headquarters It is also the headquarters of the Varanasi division which contains 4 districts (including Varanasi)
Kashi Vishwanath Temple - Wikipedia Kashi Vishwanath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva It is located in Vishwanath Gali, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India The temple is a Hindu pilgrimage site and is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines The presiding deity is known by the names Vishwanath and Vishweshwara (IAST: Viśvanātha and Viśveśvara), meaning Lord of the Universe
Varanasi - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Varanasi (Sanskrit: वाराणसी Vārāṇasī,Telugu: వారణాసి, [ʋaːɾaːɳəsiː), also commonly known as Banaras and Kashi, is a city on the banks of the river Ganga (Ganges) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
List of Hindu temples in Varanasi - Wikipedia Varanasi, also known as Benares, [1] Banaras (Banāras), or Kashi (Kāśī), is the holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism, and played an important role in the development of Buddhism
Varanasi | History, Map, Population, River, Pilgrimage, Facts . . . Varanasi, also called Benares, southeastern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India It is located on the left bank of the Ganges River and is one of the seven sacred cities of Hinduism By the 2nd millennium BCE it had become a religious, commercial, and industrial center
Varanasi division - Wikipedia Varanasi city is the administrative headquarters of the division The division consists of 4 districts, i e Varanasi, Chandauli, Ghazipur, and Jaunpur and is loosely equivalent to the Benares State
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