Varanasi (aka Benares, aka Kashi)
Varanasi or Benares, as the British called it, is known for a lot of things. It’s one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, the oldest, certainly, in India. It is the holiest of seven holy cities for Hindus, known as Kashi in olden times. The might Ganges, flows through here and yes, thousands …
