Varanasi

The city of temples and liberation

Also known as Kashi, Varanasi is the world’s oldest living city. The old city of Varanasi lies along the western banks of the Ganges, spread across a labyrinth of narrow allies. The city is dotted with numerous sacred temples and ghats making it a spiritually blissful destination in India. Known as Lord Shiva’s City, this majestic place has a distinct essence in its soothing surroundings, which would certainly leave any visitor spell bounded. Many people from all over India visit the shores of the pious Ganges River and take a holy bath, which is believed to banish all the sins from the body and soul.