Varanasi : The spiritual city of India
Varanasi being an ancient indian city situated on the banks of river “ganga” . It is believed to be one of the most blessed city of india as is the home of lord shiva . A huge number of pilgrims visit varanasi in order to purify their soul by bathing early in the river ganga as per hindu religion.
The ghats and different buddhist sites attract tourist of all nations. Being one of the oldest city in the world make it rich with culture heritage, the city consists of ghats, temples, museums, and other puranic places. City has other very popular name as banaras, kashi.
The city banaras or varanasi or kashi is hub for arts and designs. It produces silk and brocades with gold and silver thread work, carpet weaving, wooden toys, glass bangles, ivory art, itar, artistics of brass and copper and a number of handicrafts.
Ravi shanker, premlata sharms, n. rajam, lalmani mishra, girija devi, samta prasad, sitara devi, ramkrishana das, harish tiwari, devashish dey, soma ghosh , ritwik sanyal and much other musicians, dancers, historians and artists belonged to the city.
Varanasi is connected to the hindu culture and beliefs which makes it’s festivals 10 times more grand religious and beautiful on MAHA SHIVARATRI( popularly celebrated as lord shiva and gauri parvati’s marriage anniversary) a jhanki ( procession) of lord shiva proceeds from MAHAMRITYUNJAYA temple to the kashi vishwanath temple.
Dhrupad mela a 5 days musical festival held at tulsi ghat in dhrupad style in the month of february-march . sankat mochan hanuman temple celebrates hanuman jayanti the birth of lord hanuman.
The city is full of culture art and on going events it organize for every festival is totally worth watching.
EXPLORE VARANASI
Contents
1 1.) WITNESS EVENING ARTI OF RIVER GANGA
2 2.)Boating in river ganga varanasi
3 3.) Temples in varanasi
4 4.) Take a bath in ganga
5 5.)Sarnath
6 6.) Shopping
7 7.) Ramnagar Fort
8 8.) Street Food
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1.) WITNESS EVENING ARTI OF RIVER GANGA
At dasawamedh ghat you can witness evening arti of river ganga with large brass lamps with your eyes would be the most devotional lifetime experience you would never wonna miss.
A large number of people gather to the ghat and chant ganga arti together gives you goosebumps and an emotional yet most beautiful moment you would ever witness.
You need to reach at least an hour before arti so that you can enjoy the veiw and for the best experience. At this time you can see the preparations of the arti.
It’s so beautiful that all the priest in dhotis and kurtas preparing for the occasion one can capture all this with their camera for better shots one can book evening boats to capture things better.
2.)Boating in river ganga varanasi
Best view comes with time as this saying is so true as if you wonna see best view of varanasi city you need to wake up early as from 5:30AM to 8AM is the best time for boating in ganga river at banaras you see the colour and clamour at the place will enthral you.
Tourists get shocked to see the city awake and cheery even at 5 in the morning. This view peace will definitely leave an incredible imprint on your heart, especially you’ll get to see the beliefs of people on river ganga don’t get shocked if you see sadhus and pilgrims bathing early in the morning n chanting prayers.
Basically a boat ride gives an unforgettable experience with the taste of the city’s culture and beliefs.One must try boating at banaras and explore it’s beauty and culture explore different ghats and sites nearby.
You can also experience river rafting in rishikesh.
3.) Temples in varanasi
Popularly known for ghats and temples a trip to banaras is incomplete with it’s best temples with strong beliefs. You will find at least one on each crossing. Where small temples are mainly used for daily prayers by locals and large one’s have history and mythology of hindu religion.
These temples are visited in thousands of number per day by tourists with beliefs and also reflect architecture in india. The most popular temple here is kashi vishwanath temple also known as golden temple built in 1780 by queen Ahilyabai Holker of indore.
The jyotirlinga of lord shiva is established here. Two domes of the temple are made of gold donated by sikh Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Durga temple built during 18th century is also popular temple , according to legends the statue of the goddess was built by herself and every year during navaratri a number of believers visit this temple.
4.) Take a bath in ganga
River ganga is considered the holiest hindu river according to legends taking bath(dubki) in the river all your sins are purified your soul get purified.
In fact hunduism says one should get salvation by bathing in ganga at least once to purify all sins of current and previous life.
Taking dip or bathing in river ganga is one of the major thing to do at kashi. It is believed that the elder sister of ganga is goddess parvati wife of lord shiva.
It is believed that ganga came to earth for giving salvation to 60k ancestors. She came as human but her falling force was so powerful that lord shiva himself had to hold her in his matted hairs and later released her as river on earth to the salvation of humans till the end.
5.)Sarnath
A few kms away from varanasi is the village of sarnath. As varanasi is hindu religious center , where as Singhpur’s Sarnath is buddhist center of religion.
Nearby varanasi this village is yet another beautiful cultural site with buddhist monuments. Sarnath’s deer park was the first place where gautama buddha came and gave his first concept of dharma.
This is where buddhist sangha got enlightened ,it is located in singhpur popularly known as birth place of SHREYANSANATH the eleventh Tirthankara in jainism , this place is perfect for history lovers and explorers.
It is the place where the great ASHOKA established a number of stupas and monuments spreading buddhism. Chaukhandi stupa one of the main stupa built by ASHOKA after he started following buddhism.
6.) Shopping
The city if famous for it’s silk saris and ornate jewellery. Market at kashi is filled with floral design and zari thread work cloths mainly saris for women which one must buy for their loved ones.
Market here also has very fine silk work apart from that one can shop for shawls, carpets, stone inlay work, bangles and idols of hinduism and buddhism.
The main market where you can shop all these artifacts, jewels, clothing at vishwanath lane, thateri bazaar, chowk and godowilia.
7.) Ramnagar Fort
A popular fort named Ramnagar fort is in varanasi on eastern bank of river ganga is mainly known for it’s cream coloured chunar sandstone which makes it strong and beautiful peace of art.
This fort was built by Raja Balwant Singh in 1750 and is not as old as other forts of the country but still is popular in the world for it’s strong and lavish appearance. We can say that this fort is the best representation of mughal style of architecture.
It features curved balconies, pavilions and open courtyards which were made by mughals for summer resorts. Still the generation of Raja Balwant Singh occupies this fort despite of abolishing of royal title in 1971.
8.) Street Food
Indian street food is all you would crave for every city has it’s speciality taste flavours same is with varanasi one can eat kachori sabzi for breakfast a popular breakfast of the city you must try when visit varanasi.
It has special baati chokha which ia basically mashed flavoured potato served baati a traditional local dish.
More you must try choora matar and meethi gol gappe will send you to foor heaven and for foodies there is a popular dish Makhan malaiyoo or nimish which you will get only in winters and is definitely worth trying.
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Abha — Splendor, light
Aditi — Boundless, freedom
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Dipti — Brightness, light
Disha — Region, direction
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Diya — lamp, light
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Kali — The black one
Kalpana — Imagining, fantasy
Kalyani — Beautiful, lovely, auspicious
Kamakshi — Love, desire
Kamala — Lotus
Kamani — Desirable
Kanchana — Golden
Kanta — Desire, beautiful
Kanti — Beauty
Karishma — Miracle
Kashi — Shining
Kaur — Princess
Kavita — Poem
Khurshid — Shining sun
Khushi — Happiness
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Kirtida — One who bestows fame
Laboni — Beauty, loveliness, charm
Lakshmi — Sign, mark
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Madhuri — Sweetness
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Malani — Fragrant
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Mina — Fish
Minali — Fish catcher
Mira — Sea, ocean
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Mridula — Soft, delicate, gentle
Mukta — Liberated, set free
Nalini — Lotus
Namrata — Bowing, humility
Nandita — Joy
Nasim — breeze
Nasrin — Wild rose
Navdeep — New, fresh
Navneet — Eternal
Neha — Love, tenderness
Nida — Call, proclaim
Nikita — House, habitation
Nila — Dark blue
Nirupama — Unequaled, matchless
Nisha — Night
Nishat — Energetic, lively
Nitika — Guidance, moral conduct
Nitya — Always, eternal
Nur — Light
Padma — Lotus
Padmini — Many lotuses
Parvati — Of the mountains
Prachi — Eastern, ancient
Pratibha — Light, splendor, intelligence
Pratima — Image, likeness, reflection
Pritha — The palm of the hand
Priti — Pleasure, joy, love
Priya — Beloved
Priyanka — Agreeable, amiable
Puja — Honor, worship
Purnima — Full moon
Pushpa — Flower
Rachana — Creation, preparation
Radha — Success
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Rajkumari — Princess
Rajni — Queen
Rani — Queen
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Rati — Rest, pleasure
Ratna — jewel, treasure
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Reva — One that moves
Richa — Praise, verse, sacred text
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Ritka — Movement, stream, brass
Ritu — Season, period
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Roshan — Light, bright
Roshni — Light, brightness
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Rupinder — Greatest beauty
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Saira — Traveler
Sakshi — Witness
Sandhya — Twilight
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Saraswati — Possessing water
Sarita — Flowing
Savitri — Relating to the sun
Shabnam — Dew
Shahnaz — Pride of the king
Shailaja — Daughter of the mountain
Shakti — Power
Shakuntala — Bird
Shanta — Pacified, Calm
Shanti — Quiet, peace, tranquility
Sharmila — Protection, comfort, joy
Shashi — Having a hare
Shikha — Crest, peak
Shila — Conduct, disposition, character
Shivali — Beloved of Shiva
Shobha — Brilliance
Shreya — Superior, best
Shweta — White
Shyama — Dark, black, blue
Siddhi — Accomplishment, success, attainment
Sima — Boundary, limit
Sita — Furrow
Sitara — Star
Sneha — Love, tenderness
Sona — Gold
Sonal — Good color
Sonam — Virtuous
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Suman — Well-disposed
Sumati — Wise, good mind
Sunita — Well-conducted, wise
Suniti — Good conduct
Sushila — Good-tempered, well-disposed
Swapna — Sleep, dream
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Tanvi — Slender woman
Tara — Star
Tejal — Brilliance, splendor
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Uma — Flax
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Urvi — Wide
Uttara — North
Vaishnavi — Belonging to Vishnu
Varsha — Rain
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Vasundhara — Possessor of wealth
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Vidya — Knowledge, science, learning
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Abhay — Fearless
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Balakrishna — Strength, might
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Chanda — Fierce, hot, passionate
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Chandra — Moon
Chandrakant — Beloved by the moon
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Darshan — Seeing, observing, understanding
Dayaram — Compassion of Rama
Dev — God
Devadas — Servant of the gods
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Farhan — Happy, cheerful
Farid — Unique, precious
Ghulam — Servant boy
Govinda — Cow finder
Gul — Flower, rose
Gurdeep — Teacher, guru
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Harshad — Happiness
Harshal — Happiness
Hasan — Handsome
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Imtiyaz — Distinction
Inderpal — Protector of Indra
Indra — Possessing drops of rain
Indrajit — Conquerer of Indra
Isha — Master, lord
Jagit — World, universe
Jahangir — World conqueror
Jaswinder — Fame, praise, glory
Javed — Eternal
Jaya — Victory
Jayanta — Victorious
Jayendra — Lord of victory
Jayesh — Lord of victory
Jaywant — Possessing victory
Jitendra — Conqueror of Indra
Jyoti — Light
Kailash — Crystal
Kali — The black one
Kalyan — Beautiful, lovely, auspicious
Kamala — Lotus
Kanta — Desired, beautiful
Kanti — Beauty
Karan — Clever, skillful
Kavi — Wise man, sage, poet
Khan — King, ruler
Khurshd — Shining sun
Kiran — Dust, thread, sunbeam
Kishor — Colt
Krishna — Black, dark
Kshitij — Born of the earth
Kuldeep — Lamp, light
Lakshmi — Sign, mark
Lal — Boy
Lochan — The eye
Madhu — Sweet, honey
Madhukar — Bee, honey-maker
Madhur — Sweet
Mahendra — Great
Mahmud — Praiseworthy
Mamun — Trustworthy
Manas — Mind, intellect, spirit
Mandeep — Mind, intellect, spirit
Mani — Jewel
Maninder — Mind, intellect, spirit
Manish — Thought, wisdom
Manjeet — Mind, intellect, spirit
Manu — Thinking, wise
Maqsud — Intention, aim
Maruf — Favor, kindness
Mayur — Peacock
Mitra — Friend
Mitul — Measured
Mohandas — Servant of Mohana
Muhammad — Praiseworthy
Mukul — Bud, blossom
Murad — Wish, desire
Murali – Flute
Murugan — Youth
Nadim — Drinking companion
Nagendra — Lord of snakes
Nanda — Joy
Narayana — Path of man
Narendra — Lord of men
Nasim — Breeze
Navdeep — Lamp, light
Navin — New
Navneet — New, fresh
Nikhil — Whole, entire
Nilam — Dark blue, sapphire
Ninad — Sound, hum
Niraj — Water-born
Nirav — Quiet, silent
Nirmal — Clean, pure
Nishant — Night’s end, dawn
Nishat — Energetic, lively
Nitin — Guidance, moral conduct
Nitya — Always, eternal
Nur — Light
Padma — Lotus
Pallav — Budding leaf
Parminder — Highest, best
Partha — Son of Pritha
Prabhat — Shining forth, morning
Prabhu — Mighty, powerful, master
Prabodh — Awakening
Pradip — Light, lantern
Prakash — Light, bright, shining
Pran — Breath
Pranay — Leader, guidance, love
Prasad — Brightness, clearness, graciousness
Prasanna — Clear, bright, tranquil
Prasenjit — Conqueror of an expert army
Pratap — Heat, splendor, glory
Pratik — Look, appearance
Pravin — Skilled
Prem — Love, affection
Punit — Cleaned, purified
Qasim — Share, Divide
Radha — Success
Rafiq — Friend, gentle
Raghu — Swift
Rahul — Able, efficient
Raj — Empire, royalty
Raja — King, ruler
Rajani — The dark one
Rajendra — Lord of kings
Rajesh — Ruler of kings
Rajib — Striped
Rajnish — Lord of the night
Rakesh — Lord of the full moon
Rama — Pleasing, beautiful
Ramachandra — Moon
Rana — King
Ranjit — Colored, pleased, delighted
Rashmi — Ray of sunlight, rope
Ratna — Jewel, treasure
Ravi — Sun
Ravindra — Lord of the sun
Rishi — Sage, poet
Rohan — Ascending
Rohit — Red
Roshan — Light, bright
Rupinder — Greatest beauty
Sachin — True, real
Samir — Wind, air
Sandip — Blazing
Sanjit — Complete victory
Sanjiv — Living, reviving
Saral — Straight
Sardar — Chief, leader
Sarvesh — Ruler of all
Shahid — Witness
Shahjahan — King of the world
Shahnaz — Pride of the king
Shahzad — Prince
Shakti — Power
Shandar — Fabulous
Shantanu — Wholesome
Sharif — Eminent, virtous
Sharma — Protection, comfort, joy
Shashi — Having a hare
Shekar — Crest, peak
Sher — Lion
Shiva — Benign, kind, auspicious
Shresth — Most excellent, best
Shrinivas — The abode of Shri
Shrivatsa — Beloved of Shri
Shyama — Dark, black, blue
Shyamal — Dark, black, blue
Siddhartha — One who has accomplished a goal
Singh — Lion
Sonam — Virtuous
Subhash — Eloquent
Subrahmanya — Good
Sudarshan — Beautiful, good-looking
Sudhir — Good
Suahil — Level, even
Sujay — Great victory
Sukhbir — Pleasant, happy
Sukhdeep — Pleasant, happy
Sultan — Ruler, king
Suman — Well-disposed
Sumantra — Following good advice
Sumit — Well measured
Sunil — Good
Suraj — Sun
Surendra — Lord of gods
Surya — Sun
Sushila — Good-tempered
Swapan — Sleeping, dreaming
Swapnil — Sleep, dream
Swarna — Good color
Tamanna — Wish, desire
Tushar — Cold, frost, snow
Uttara — North
Vasu — Bright, excellent
Vijaya — Victory
Vimal — Clean, pure, spotless
Vinay — Leading, guidance, modesty
Vipin — Forest
Vipul — Large, extensive, plenty
Vishal — Wide, broad, spacious
Vishnu — All-pervasive
Vivek — Wisdom, distinction
Yash — Fame, praise, glory
Yasir — To be rich
Zafar — Victory
Zahid — Pious, devout
Zahir — Helper, supporter
Zaman — Time, age, era
Zawar — Pilgrim, visitor
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