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INTRODUCING varanasi/benarasAlong the most fertile river of India, Ganga, in the North, lie a series of ancient civilisations. These were the first settlements that India developed around. Benaras, or Varanasi, as it is now called, is said to be the oldest existing city in the world.
Assi and its neighboring ghats is the backpacker section of Varanasi.
things to do at varanasiA boat ride on River Ganga: Pay round INR 500 to 1000 per boat (can seat 4) for a 40 minute ride
Watch the aarti at Assi Ghat Watch the ghat of the dead for funeral processions: People from round the country bring their dead to be cremated at this ghat. DO NOT take photographs. It is disrespectful. |
top things to do in india: experiential travelHere are a few things that would etch the Indian experience in your memory forever. Enjoy every tiny bit of incredible India. It surely is the trip of a lifetime!
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uttar pradeshFrom the transcendent ghats of serene Varanasi, the oldest city in the world, to Kumbh Mela and Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram, India’s most populated state...
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the hot springs at kheer gangaThe women's bath is enclosed within brown and dark walls of wood, while the bath for men next door is open onto the gorgeous view of snow capped mountains
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