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Varanasi Destination Guide

Explore Varanasi in India

Varanasi in the region of Uttar Pradesh with its 1,164,404 inhabitants is a town in India - some 422 mi or ( 680 km ) South-East of New Delhi , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Varanasi

Current time in Varanasi is now 01:16 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tikri Kalan, Saraia, Ranchi, Pura Raghunath, and Patna. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tikri Kalan . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Varanasi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Indie - Ganges w Varanasi

8:03 min by RaulObiezyswiat
Views: 276020 Rating: 4.44

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Hon'able Prime Minister's visit to Kashi Vishwanath Temple

1:57 min by Diptiman Singh
Views: 23956 Rating: 4.28

This is edited version of our Prime Minister (Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji) when he was in the holy city of Varanasi (for convocation ceremony at BHU) where he also visited Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple. ..


Kashi Vishvanath Gange! .mp4

4:44 min by Radheshwari Singh
Views: 1594 Rating: 4.20

In the Sacred Mystical Ancient Divine City of kashi, Varanasi, India. Where Light & Spiritual Grace abides of Shiva & Shakti. Om Shakti Om! Sri Kashi Vishva Nath Gange! Om... and here hidden in the He ..

Varanasi tour of Doom

3:20 min by zookmann
Views: 748 Rating: 5.00

Our guide shows us human remains in Varanasi India ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Varanasi district

Varanasi district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, with Varanasi city as the district headquarters. Varanasi district is a part of Varanasi division. The district occupies an area of 1,535 km². The district has a population of 3,138,671 (2001 Census).

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Located at 25.33 83.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Districts of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi district

Varanasi Junction railway station

Varanasi Junction, popularly known as Varanasi Cantt Railway Station is the major rail hub in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India.

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Located at 25.33 82.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Varanasi, Lucknow NR railway division, Railway junction stations in India, Railway stations in Varanasi district, Transport in Varanasi

Dr Sampurnanda Stadium

Dr Sampurnanda Stadium is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

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Located at 25.31 82.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Varanasi, Cricket grounds in Uttar Pradesh, Sports venues in Uttar Pradesh

Gyanvapi Mosque

Gyanvapi Mosque or Alamgiri Mosque (Hindi: ज्ञानवापी मस्जिद "The Well of Knowledge") is a mosque built by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Its name is Alamgiri Mosque but is popularly known as Gyanvapi Mosque. It is located north of Dashaswamedh Ghat, near Lalita Ghat along the river Ganges in Varanasi

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Located at 25.31 83.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Conversion of non-Muslim places of worship into mosques, Islamic rule in the Indian subcontinent, Mosques in India, Mughal architecture, Visitor attractions in Varanasi

Malviya Bridge

Malviya Bridge, inaugurated in 1887 (originally called The Dufferin Bridge) is a double decker bridge over the Ganges at Varanasi. It carries rail track on lower deck and road on the upper deck. It is one of the major bridges on the Ganges and carries the Grand Trunk Road across the river. It has 7 spans of 350 ft and 9 spans of 110 ft long and it was the first bridge of its type constructed in the Indian sub-continent by the engineers of Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Company (O&R Railway).

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Located at 25.32 83.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1887, Bridges in Uttar Pradesh, Bridges over the Ganges, Buildings and structures in Varanasi

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Varanasi