Varanasi - Indian Pilgrimage Tour

Varanasi, traditionally called Banaras, always commands great respect as an ancient and revered city. It attracts millions of Hindu devotees year-round for peace, salvation and the famous dip of the Ganges. Positioned along the left bank of the river Ganga, it’s a holy city with a great range of temples with priests.

The ancient and highly revered Varanasi falls in the biggest Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and has perennially been among the most visited and revered Hindu sites. The city exhibits a remarkable mix of antiquity and religion, thus comprises a wide array of shrines, temples and palaces.

The city still drapes the olden charm, and gives a fine spectacle of ancient customs and rituals in prayers and other routine activities. Sadhus, Ghats, the Ganges and local rituals have completely bestowed Varanasi a charm and look that only few cities can boast of globally.

Fairs and festivals for all times in a year captivate those with religious bent of mind, and entice them to visit the city once in their entire life. Right from the ancient time, Varanasi has been serving as a centre of learning; the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) clearly testifies the claim.

Varanasi basks in its global fame for its ancient and ritualistic Ghats, almost hundred in number. The ghats with early-morning bathers present a spectacle that is almost unrivalled anywhere else in the world. The ghats of Varanasi observe Brahmin priests performing their usual morning puja, meditation and yoga. Moreover, these ghats are considered pious for body cremation, thus bodies are cremated here.   

That Ghats besides, the city has many other aspects to offer to its tourists. The places of interest are Alamgir Mosque, Durga Temple, Bharat Mata Temple, Tulsi Manas Temple and many more temples with extreme religious merits. Sarnath, the Buddhist hub, Emperor Aurangzeb's Mosque, the sacred bull, the well of knowledge Vishwanath Temple, Benaras Hindu University with its marble Shiva temple are some other prime attraction in the city.