Varanasi

India

Varanasi

About Varanasi

One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on Earth — Kashi to Hindus, Banaras to poets. Dawn boats glide past 88 ghats while pilgrims bathe in the Ganges; nightfall brings the spectacle of the Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat.

Highlights

  • Sunrise boat on the Ganges
  • Ganga Aarti, Dashashwamedh Ghat
  • Kashi Vishwanath Temple
  • Sarnath ruins
  • Old city lanes