BANARAS. The city of Banaras, also known in India as Vārāṇasī, is one of the most important and ancient of the sacred places of India. Such places are called tīrthas, "crossings" or...

(2001 est. pop. 1.1 million). Varanasi (also Banaras, Benares, or Kasi) is for Hindus the most sacred city in India. Located at a bend of the River Ganges, it lies on the left bank, near the eastern border of Uttar Pradesh State, and nearly 700...

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Coordinates: 25°19′60″N 83°00′00″E / 25.3333, 83 Varanasi (Sanskrit: वाराणसी Vārāṇasī, pronounced [ʋaːɾaːɳəsiː] (help·info)), also known as Benares (Hindi: बनारस Banāras, Urdu: بنارس,...

ABSTRACT. Representations of Hindu faith in the built environment and pilgrim activities in the city of Varanasi, India, are explored through an analysis of the sacred geography of the place, of pilgrim travel to the city and activities within it, and of the...

The country's holiest city is bombed INDIA'S main opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was quick to make capital out of the bombings on March 7th in Varanasi. These killed at least 14 people and injured dozens more. L. K. Advani,...

Police on Saturday arrested two men suspected of being Islamic militants involved in a series of explosions that ripped through courthouse complexes in three north Indian cities last month, killing at least 16 lawyers.The men, who police suspect belong to the Bangladesh-based Harkatul Jihad Al-Islami...