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A Tour to World’s Oldest City: Varanasi
Author Name:DurgeshPublished Date:Thu -28 Jan 2010
Category:Travel

Varanasi is mysterious city, which boasts array of shrines, temples and palaces rising in several tiers from the water's edge and thus it is the most charming cities in the east. In the praise of this city Mark Twain described it as "older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together". Indeed, it is one of the most holy cities in the world today. The banks of the Ganges bordered by ghats, gives a mesmerizing view of the city. As per the Hidu mythology, a person who dies in Varanasi, achieves ‘Moksha’ (free them from the cycle of rebirths) and it
enables them to enter in paradise.

Due to this much significance of the city, approximately one million devout pilgrims visit the city annually. Due to its close proximity to Sarnath (6.4 km) outside the city, where Buddha is said to have begun preaching, this city is equally popular among the Buddhist pilgrims. The archaeological museum at Sarnath houses many remains of the ancient times, including the National emblem of India, the Ashoka pillar. The mosque of the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb stands on the city's highest ground and is one of Varanasi's prominent buildings from the Muslim period. The city is an educational center as well, especially for Sanskrit studies and classical Indian music.

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