Varanasi (Hindi pronunciation: [ʋaːˈraːɳəsi], [a] [b] also Benares, Banaras Hindustani pronunciation: [bəˈnaːrəs] [c] [12] [13] [14] or Kashi [d] [15]) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions …

Jan 26, 2025 · Varanasi, also called Benares, southeastern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It is located on the left bank of the Ganges River and is one of the seven sacred cities of Hinduism. By the 2nd millennium BCE it had become a religious, commercial, and industrial center.

Jul 11, 2023 · The modern Varanasi was built at the time of Rajput and Maratha kings. The kings of Varanasi were continued to be important through much of the British rule including the maharaja of Benares, or Kashi Naresh until independence of India and during the reign of the Dr. Vibhuti Narayan Singh.

Apr 29, 2017 · Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world. No matter what you call it – Kashi, Banaras, or Varanasi – it is probably the oldest and most exciting city in...

Varanasi, the ancient powerful city of Banaras (Benaras), gets it fame from the history, art, archaeology, geography, mythology, and other classes of culture. Varanasi is associated with divinity, civilization, and the birthplace of modern culture.

Feb 27, 2019 · Banaras or Benaras, as it is popularly known, is only a corruption of the name Varanasi. Historians have now ascertained that the Aryans first settled in the Ganges valley and by the second millennium BC, Varanasi became the nucleus of Aryan religion and philosophy.

Mar 14, 2023 · Varanasi, also known as Kashi or Benares, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and a major center of religion and culture in India. Located on the banks of the sacred river Ganges, Varanasi has been a hub of religious and philosophical movements for over 2,500 years.

Jun 2, 2016 · Benares was wrested from the Pâla kings by Chandra Deva (1072—1096) and annexed to the kingdom of Kanauj. Towards the close of the twelfth century, Benares was conquered by Muhammad Ghuri who defeated Jaya Chand of Kanauj (James Prinsep’s Benares Illustrated, Introduction, p. 8; Vâyu P., Uttara, ch. 80).

During the British rule, like many place names in India, it was anglicized into Benares, the holy city of "Hindoos". During the course of its 3000 or more years of history, the city of Varanasi witnessed many important events and movements of Hindu religion and Indian civilization.

Varanasi, also known as Kashi or Benares, is one of the oldest cities in India and is situated in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the Ganges River, which is considered to be one of the holiest rivers in India.