what to expect in spiritual city of Varanasi
Varanasi a city of “Life and death “
Varanasi is one of the oldest living city on the planet , located along the banks of the holy River Ganges in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
It is one of the seven Hindu and Jain holy cities, or Sapta Puri, in India. Buddhism is said to have been founded in Varanasi.
Varanasi is a spiritual city, where Hindus go to pray, wash away their sins and honor their dead on the banks of the Ganges. its also known as the city of death a Hindus would prefer to die in this city as he would be free from cycle of rebirth .
When to Visit Varanasi
The best time to visit Varanasi is from October to March. however you can travel to this holy city thought the year
What to Expect in Varanasi?
Varanasi is a special place. It is also crowded and city of narrow lanes .always something going on in this holy city. You will see wonderful sites in Varanasi. you could see activities at ghat that might attract you aghori sitting and smoking maijana ,bodies being carried to the cremation ground.
In the narrow lanes of Varanasi there are small shops that are ready to sell for the tourist as Varanasi main business activity is the tourism and there are sixty five percent of the locals are depend on tourism.
Cremation is a big part of Varanasi, so you will see bodies being burned. these bodies are being accreid away from the neighbouring staes of Uttar Pradesh . there are two cremation ground in Varanasi Manikarnika ghat one of the busiest towards the north and Harishchandra in south .You can’t take pictures of this, out of respect for the dead.
What to do in Varanasi
Visiting the Ghats In Varanasi
there are almost around 84 Ghats in Varanasi and each one of them have historical significane and they are linked with the history. we recommend you walk along the ghat from Assi ghat to Manikarnika ghat .
Take a boat ride along the Ganges
Sunrise and sunset are the best times to experience this. best view is sunrise for seeing ghat and life with sunrise
Performed by Brahmin priests, this popular ceremony involves candles, incense and ringing bells. . Watching it from a boat is a really nice experience, as all the boats gather together, gently bumping off each other as children jump from boat to boat and everyone is quietly waiting in the dark.
Varanasi is filled with factories and workshops where silk is spun and beautiful scarves, bedspreads and rugs are made. Varanasi hand woven silk is very popular and its said that one must but buy a peace os silk or silk sari as memory .
This is the city of lord Shiva as per Hindu mythology one must do special pooja for pleasing the Lord Shiva and getting blessed .as this is the holy city of Shiva with Ganges so performing rudrahishekam (special paryers for lord Shiva ) is best things that you could do in Varanasi .
