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The mosque is located at a prominent site above the Panchaganga Ghat. The ghat has broad steps that go down to the Ganges. [3]Aurangzeb conquered Varanasi in 1669 and destroyed the bindu madhav temple in 1673 and built the Alamgir mosque on the ruins of the shiva temple of krittivaseshwara situated in Daranagar, the heart of varanasi [2] and named it Alamagir Mosque, in the name of his own ...
Varanasi Junction railway station (station code: BSB), also known as Varanasi Cantt railway station, is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in Varanasi Metro area are Banaras , Varanasi City , Kashi and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction .
The opening of the Curzon Bridge, across the Ganges, in 1902, linked Prayagraj to regions north of or beyond the Ganges. [5] The Varanasi–Prayagraj City (Rambagh) line was constructed as a metre-gauge line by the Bengal and North Western Railway between 1899 and 1913. It was converted to broad gauge in 1993–94.
The PIN system was introduced on 15 August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar, an additional secretary in the Government of India's Ministry of Communications. [1] [2] [3] The system was introduced to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses, similar place names, and different languages used by the public.
Ghats in Varanasi are riverfront steps leading to the banks of the Ganges river. The city has 84 ghats. Most of the ghats are bathing and puja ceremonial ghats, while two ghats, Manikarnika and Harishchandra, are used exclusively as cremation sites. [1] Most of the ghats in Varanasi were rebuilt in the 18th century under the maratha patronage.
Varanasi is located at an elevation of 80.71 metres (264.8 ft) [77] in the centre of the Ganges valley of North India, in the Eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, along the left crescent-shaped bank of the Ganges, averaging between 15 metres (50 ft) and 21 metres (70 ft) above the river. [78]
Banaras Railway Station (station code: BSBS), formerly known as Manduadih Railway Station, is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.This station, recently renamed to resonate more closely with the city's heritage, has become a key transit point in the North Eastern Railway Zone.
Varanasi City railway station is one of the railway stations in Varanasi. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) Northeast of Varanasi Junction railway station, 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Banaras Hindu University and 23 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport. It serves as terminal station due to heavy rush at Varanasi Junction.