Varanasi

Ing Varanasi (Sanskrit: वाराणसी Vārāṇasī, pronunciation ), a maralas dang ausang Benares () o Banaras (,Bengali: বারাণসী, বেনারস , ,  pronunciation ) ampong Kashi (, Bengali: কাশী ,  ), metung yang lakanbalen o ciudad king kaili (albugan) nang pampang ning Ilug Ganges River king estadu ning Uttar Pradesh, India. Tuturing deng banal deng Hindu, Buddhist, ampong Jain, at metung ya karenglakanbalen a taglus-taglus dang tutuknangan king yatu. 

Makabuklud ya king Ilug Ganges ampo ing kabaldugan na king relihiun ning ilug ing cultura ning Varanasi. Pilan neng libung banuang sentru ning cultura ampong relihiun king Pangulung India ing lakanbalen. Meyalkus ya king lakanbalen ing uri ning Indian classical music a  Benares Gharana, at menuknangan la karin deng dakal a pikabaluan a philosopher, poeta, talasulat, ampong mosicus ibat India. Kayabe la kareti di Kabir, Ravi Das, Munshi Premchand, Jaishankar Prasad, Acharya Ram Chandra Shukla, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Girija Devi, Hariprasad Chaurasia, ampong Ustad Bismillah Khan. Sinulat neng Tulsidas ing kayang Ramacharitamanas karin, at binie neng Gautama Buddha ing mumuna nang sermun king Sarnath malapit king Kashi. Sasabian dang king Varanasi migumpisa ing ayurveda 

Varanasi is home to the Banaras Hindu University. Residents mainly speak Kashika Bhojpuri, which is closely related to the Hindi language. People often refer to Varanasi as "the city of temples", "the holy city of India", "the religious capital of India", "the city of lights", "the city of learning" and the "culture capital of India".
Atiu king Varanasi ing Banaras Hindu University. Ing amanung gagamitan da reng tau ya pin ing Kashika Bhojpuri, metung a lenguahing malapit king amanung Hindi. Maralas deng ausang "the city of temples" (lakanbalen da reng templu), "the holy city of India" (banal a lakanbalen ning India), "the religious capital of India" (tungku nang panrelihiun ning India), "the city of lights" (lakanbalen da reng sulu), "the city of learning" (lakanbalen ning beluan) ampong "culture capital of India" (tungkung pangcultura ning India) ing Varanasi.

American writer Mark Twain wrote: "Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together."
Agpang king talasulat a Americanung i Mark Twain: "Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together." (Ing Benares mas matua ya pa king amlat, mas matua ya king tradisiun, mas matua ya pati king alamat, at lupa yang makatadua katua kareting sablang deting piaben-abayan.)

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 Varanasi District
 Most Holy Place
 Vishnu Sarma, author of the Panchatantra.
 Ganges River
 Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple
 Old Durga Mandir
 Kashi Mutt
 Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath.
 Chaukhandi Stupa at Sarnath.
 Roman Catholic Diocese of Varanasi

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Suglung palual 

 District Varanasi Official Website - Official website of Varanasi District and City
 
 
 Varanasi Art, Sculpture and culture Photo Exhibition  
 WanderingScapes: A traveler's blog entry on Varanasi with comprehensive city information
 Gallery of photos from Varanasi 
gallery of photos in http://www.manuelolivares.it 

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Cities and towns in Uttar Pradesh
Hindu holy cities
Ancient Indian cities
Hindu pilgrimage sites
Indian Princely States
Shaivism
Varanasi
Shakti Peethas
Places of Indian Rebellion of 1857
Varanasi railway division
Divisions of Indian Railways
North Eastern Railway (India) Zone
Articles including recorded pronunciations
Buddhist holy sites