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  2. List of tourist attractions in Varanasi - Wikipedia

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    Varanasi is one of the most prominent tourist places in India. The city attracts millions of domestic and international tourists. [1] The temples across the city attract pilgrims. The ghats and the Buddhist site Sarnath attract tourists from abroad. Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in the world, which makes it rich with cultural heritage. [2]

  3. Varanasi - Wikipedia

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    Varanasi is located at an elevation of 80.71 metres (264.8 ft) [74] 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. [75]

  4. File:Ganga Dwar, Gateway of Corridor of Kashi Vishwanath ...

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    English: Ganga Dwar (गंगा द्वार), Gateway of corridor that connects the ghats of Ganges with Kashi Vishwanath Temple. The Gateway was built in 2019-2021 as a part of Kashi Vishwanath Corridor Project to resolve overcrowding around the area.

  5. Tourism in Uttar Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    Varanasi attracts thousands of Hindu pilgrims every year. Varanasi (also called Kashi and Benares) is widely considered to be the oldest city in the world, before Jerusalem . This spritual place is famous for its ghats (steps along the river) which are populated year round with people who want to take a dip in the holy Ganges River.

  6. Dashashwamedh Ghat - Wikipedia

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    Dashashwamedh Ghat is a main ghat in Varanasi located on the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh.It is located close to Vishwanath Temple.There are two Hindu legends associated with the ghat: according to one, Brahma created it to welcome Shiva, and in another, Brahma performed 10 Ashwamegha Yajna, Dasa-Ashwamedha yajna.

  7. List of World Heritage Sites in India - Wikipedia

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    Iconic Riverfront of the Historic City of Varanasi: Uttar Pradesh: 2021 iii, iv, vi (cultural) Varanasi is a holy city of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. More than 80 ghats (steps to the river bank) are located along the Ganges, the holy river, and serve as a place for rituals and festivals. Varanasi has been continuously inhabited since at ...

  8. Alamgir Mosque - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  9. Malviya Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Malviya Bridge, inaugurated in 1887 (originally called The Dufferin Bridge), is a double decker bridge over the Ganges at Varanasi. It carries rail track on lower deck and road on the upper deck. It is one of the major bridges on the Ganges and carries the Grand Trunk Road across the river.

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