Varanasi Hotels - India

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <h2 align="center">Varanasi Hotels</h2> <p>Find a hotel in Varanasi, India. Get the best discounts on <a href="http://www.hotels-travelnow.com/asia/india/">Varanasi hotels</a> - up to 70% off the regular rate. Make reservations online. India travel information.</p> <p><b>Best Western Hotel</b> Hindusthan International Varanasi from $35.00 USD • Radisson Hotel Varanasi</p> <p>Ashrams<br> Baneras Hindu University<br> Bharat Kala Bhavan Museum<br> Bodhi Tree <br> Chowk <br> Chunnar Fort <br> Ghats<br> Kashi Vishwanath Mandir <br> Kubeer Complex <br> Ramangar Fort <br> Rameshwaram Temple<br> Sarnath <br> Vidhyachal</p> <p>The great Hindu city of <b>VARANASI</b> , also known as <b>Banaras</b> or <b>Benares</b> , stretches along the crescent of the River Ganges, its waterfront dominated by long flights of stone steps known as <i>ghats</i> , literally "landings", where thousands of pilgrims and residents come for their daily ritual ablutions. Known to the devout as <b>Kashi</b> , the Luminous - the City of Light, founded by Shiva - Varanasi is one of the oldest living cities in the world. It has maintained its religious life since the sixth century BC in one continuous tradition, in part by remaining outside the mainstream of political activity and historical development of the subcontinent, and stands at the centre of the Hindu universe, the focus of a religious geography that reaches from the Himalayan cave of Amarnath in Kashmir, to Kanyakumari, the southern tip of India, Puri to the east, and Dwarka to the west. Located next to a ford on an ancient trade route, Varanasi is among the holiest of all <i>tirthas</i> - "crossing places", that allow the devotee access to the divine and enable gods and goddesses to come down to earth. It has attracted pilgrims, seekers, <i>sanyasins</i> , and students of the <i>Vedas</i> throughout its history, including sages such as the Buddha, Mahavira, the founder of the Jain faith, and the great Hindu reformer Shankara.</p> </body>