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Varanasi Tour |
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Varanasi, or Benaras as it was earlier called, sacred to the Hindus has many names: Kashika, or 'the shining one' referring to the light of Shiva. Avimukta, meaning 'never forsaken', refers to the city that Shiva never deserted. This city of temples has attracted pilgrims from all over the world for more than 2,500 years. Varanasi Tour is incomplete without tasting Benarasi sweets and the famous Benarasi paan (betel leaf), the two specialties of the city.
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The sacred River Ganges waters the city. Two more Rivers, Varuna and Ashi also touches the city on the either side of the city, which later mingles with Ganges. A dip in the Ganga is considered to be a rite of purification, with the power to purge all sins. The ultimate pilgrimage, Varanasi is believed to be the place that provides man the answers to the penultimate quest for salvation and enlightenment. Varanasi Tour is the most popular of all the pilgrimage tours of India.
Don't miss out Vishwanath Temple on Varanasi Tour. The temple was built in 1777, by Ahilya Bai Holkar of Indore. Aurangzeb's destruction of the temple and the rebuilding of it on the same site gives its history value and the temple has been the principal Shiva Temple in Varanasi for more than a thousand years. Known as the Golden Temple, because of the 800 kgs of gold, which adorns its shikharas, the roof was gold-plated by the blessing of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1835.
The most popular tourist attraction on Varanasi Tour is the Ramnagar Fort and Museum. This 17th century fort-palace was built by Maharaj Balwant Singh. The fort has a temple and a museum within the grounds, the temple being dedicated to Veda Vyasa, the author of the Mahabharata, who stayed briefly at the Ramnagar Fort. An interesting array of ornate palanquins, gold-plated howdahs and weapons are some of the artifacts on display.
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