Varanasi

Metropolis in Uttar Pradesh, India

Varanasi is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. The city has a syncretic tradition of Muslim artisanship that underpins its religious tourism. Located in the middle-Ganges valley in the southeastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi lies on the left bank of the river. It is 692 kilometres (430 mi) to the southeast of India's capital New Delhi and 320 kilometres (200 mi) to the east of the state capital, Lucknow. It lies 121 kilometres (75 mi) downstream of Prayagraj, where the confluence with the Yamuna river is another major Hindu pilgrimage site.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi expresses happiness about the presence of diplomats from several nations at Kashi's Dev Deepavali. The celebrations have been grand..
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Ambassadors and diplomats from over 70 nations gather in Varanasi for the grand celebrations of Gurupurnima. The festivities include lighting earthen lamps on..
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The Braj region is gaining prominence with the development project collaboration between the BJP governments at the Centre and in UP. PM Narendra Modi visited..
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The management committee of Gynavapi mosque has rejected the suggestion of the SC to challenge the evidentiary value of a Varanasi court commissioner's report,..
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