The holy Land of India

The holy Land of India

 Varanasi, also known as Benares or Kashi is located on the banks of River Ganges in the state Uttar Pradesh. It is regarded as a holy city by the Hindus, Buddhists and jains. It is one of the and probably the oldest in India. It has an approximate area of 112 square kilometers. People often refer to Varanasi as "the city of temples", "the holy city of India", "the religious capital of India", "and the city of lights", and "the city of learning."

Varanasi can also be called a temple city of the north India and to its credit it has many numbers of ghats. Approximately, one can find around 61 ghats within the city. Also, there exists a very famous Ghat in Varanasi, where five rivers meet at a point and a small mosque dominates this special ghat called the Alamagir Mosque. In the southernmost region of Varanasi, is the Assi Ghats, which is clay-banked and Ganges is met by river Assi, here lies a peepal tree which is considered sacred.

One of the most important temples in Varanasi is the Durga Temple and is also referred as monkey temple as many monkeys are found in the premises. This is a dedication to goddess Durga. Tulsi Manas Temple owns a very historical and cultural importance not only in Varanasi but also in whole India, as the compilation of Ramayana was done here.

The Ramnagar Fort and Ramnagar Museum among the tourists. One can never miss their vision from the Hanuman ghat in Varanasi, another popular tourist location. Harishchandra ghat and is being named after a fabulous King Harish Chandra. For the perseverance of charity and truth which he believed in. Jantar Mantar, Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Kedar ghats are the other tourist locations.

Hotel Best Western offers 40 double room s providing all basic amenities and services. Radisson Hotel Varanasi is a five-star hotel conveniently located in the heart of the city's main business district. The hotel's modern architecture, warm hospitality and top-notch services are sure to please business and leisure travelers. The Radisson features spacious, comfortable rooms and suites, an on-site spa, multiple dining outlets and well-equipped meeting facilities which a tourist would look forward to. The Clark’s group of hotels is perhaps the oldest chains of hotels in India. They have a mixture of heritage believes in the best hospitality to the tourists who visit them.April to October is the best time to visit Varanasi to stay away from the hot summers. Roads are well connected to travel and airways are also linked to the major cities of the north. Yet the railways are the most popular to this place.





 

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