Varanasi, also known as Benares or Kashi, is one the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Nearly 2.5 million pilgrims come each year to Varanasi, this holiest of cities, to bathe in the banks of the Ganges, the most sacred of Indian rivers.
Varanasi, also known as Benares or Kashi, is one the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Nearly 2.5 million pilgrims come each year to Varanasi, this holiest of cities, to bathe in the banks of the Ganges, the most sacred of Indian rivers.