Varanasi (Beautiful Place) Travel Place.pptx

Varanasi (ISO: Vārāṇasī, Hindi: [ʋaːˈraːɳəsi] ⓘ;[a] also Benares, Banaras (Banārasa [bəˈnaːrəs] ⓘ)[13][14][15] or Kashi (Kāśī [ˈka:ʃi] ⓘ)[16]) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.[17][b] The city has a syncretic tradition of Islamic artisanship that underpins its religious tourism.[20] Located in the middle-Ganges valley in the southeastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi lies on the left bank of the river. It is 692 kilometres (430 mi) to the southeast of India's capital New Delhi and 320 kilometres (200 mi) to the southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. It lies 121 kilometres (75 mi) downstream of Prayagraj, where the confluence with the Yamuna river is another major Hindu pilgrimage site.

1. Varanasi(Kasi) City in Uttar Pradesh

2. Narendra Modi launched the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor Project in 2019 to make it simpler to travel between the temple and the Ganges River and to create more space to prevent crowding. On 13 December 2021, Modi inaugurated the corridor with a sacred ceremony.

3. Ghats of Varanasi

4. Well-Known Things

5. Birla Temple BHU