Varanasi
A Walk along the Ghats of Varanasi
The sacred city of Shiva stands graciously on the banks of river Ganga which are lined with an endless chain of stone steps known as the Ghats . Spread out in an area of around 7 kms along the river Ganga, these 90 odd ghats are dotted with a number of palaces, princely mansions, ashrams and mutts, ancient temples and shrines. Soon after the sunrise, t…
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Wheel of Law
Sarnath - A Major Buddhist Pilgrimage in India
“Gifts are great, the founding of temples is meritorious, meditation and religious exercises will pacify the heart, comprehension of the truth leads to Nirvana - but greater than all is Loving–Kindness –- Gautam Buddha” Very early in his life, Prince Siddhartha Gautam had left his house in search of the divine truth. This truth he sought was revealed to him u…
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Varanasi
Saints of Varanasi
Tulsi Manas Temple [ Tulsi Manas Temple ] Built in 1964, dediated to Lord Rama , it is located a few meters ahead of the Durga temple. A magnificient structure of white marble surrounded by beautiful lush green gardens , it is believed to be built at the same place where saint-poet Tulsidas lived and wrote the famous Indian epic, Ram Charit Manas , the Hindi v…
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Varanasi
The Temples of Varanasi
“The Ganges itself and every individual drop of water in it are temples. Religion, then, is the business of Benares, just as gold-production is the business of Johannesburg. …Yes the city of Benares is in effect just a big church, a religious hive, whose every cell is a temple, a shrine or a mosque, and whose every conceivable earthly and heavenly good is procurable…
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Vishweshwar
Kashi Vishwanath Temple - One of the 12 Jyotirlings
It is not only the most important temple of Varanasi but is also one of the main temples for the Hindus in all of India. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, it is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas (self-manifested lingams) situated in India. Also famous by the name of Shri Vishweshwar , the Temple is said to be the abode of Lord Shiva. It is believed that the Lord res…
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Veni daan
Vedic Rites and Rituals to be performed in Varanasi
The ageless city Varanasi is one of the central Hindu religious centre’s - both as a place of pilgrimage and for the performance of various rites and rituals as prescribed in the ancient Hindu Holy Scriptures . Early morning, people start gathering at the various ghats to perform these rituals – some of them meant to appease the various deities while others to p…
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- Arti
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