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| Varanasi Hot Destination |
| The Northern part of India, has numerous tourist destinations like Delhi, Shimla, Agra, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Pushkar, and Uttaranchal. Some of these places boast of architectural marvels, while others are known for their natural beauty. No matter what one seeks, the Northern zone is a treasure trove of varied colors, flavors, adventures, wildlife, archititural and cultures that never fail to fascinate the visitors from all over the world on tours of North India. |
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Durga Temple |
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| Located 2 km south of the old city, this eighteenth century Durga Temple is also known as the Monkey Temple due to many aggressive monkeys that reside here. The temple was built in a common north Indian style with an ornate shikhara, consisting of five segments symbolizing the elements and supported by finely carved columns. |
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Bharat Mata Temple |
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This temple of Bharat Mata (Mother India), inaugurated by Mahatm Gandhi, lies about 3 km west of Godaulia, outside the old city. Here, instead of gods and goddesses, one finds a huge relief map in marble of the whole of Indian subcontinent and Tibetan plateau. The map is said to be perfectly to scale both vertically and horizontally with mountains, rivers and the holy tirthas (pilgrimage centers) all clearly visible. |
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Tulsi Manas |
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| Temple Built in 1964, the Tulsi Manas Temple stands about 150 m south of Durga Temple. The temple, dedicated to Lord Rama is situated at the place where Tulsidas, the great medieval seer, is believed to have lived and written the great epic "Shri Ramcharitmanas". The two tier walls of the temple are engraved with the verses and scenes from this great epic. |
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The Ghats |
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| The Ghats: of Varanasi Ghats are the major attractions of Varanasi. There are about hundred ghats in the city and each of them is marked by a lingam and occupies its own special place in the religious geography of the city. The ghats, though some of them have crumbled over the years, continue to thrive with early-morning bathers, Brahmin priests offering puja and people practicing meditation and yoga. Though most of the ghats are used for bathing, there are several 'burning ghats' were bodies are cremated. |
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Shopping in Varanas |
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Benaras or Varanasi is famous for it's brocades and silk sarees. Other
attractions include brassware, ivoryware, gold jewelry, woodcraft, wall hangings and lamp
shades, carpets and masks of various Hindu/Buddhist gods, goddesses and saints. ‘Langda
Aam’ (a variety of mango) and Betel leaf (Pan) are famous too. The main shopping areas are
Chowk, Godowilia, Vishwanath Lane and Thatheri Bazar. |
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