Varanasi Ghats A Blissful Journey to Spiritual Essence

by Alina Beths Degital Marketing Expert

Wondering to visit the ancient or must say oldest city, then it is one and only Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh of India. The divine, the light, the dedication and devotion to a Hindu God and many such purity are seen in Varanasi. This ‘City of Lights’ is giving Varanasi an adorable journey experience to gather some memories of the city and enjoy its real life which is about offering prayer, holy Ganga and many other attractions related to Hindu culture, tradition and mythology. Varanasi city is like a book consisting of several chapters which are encrypted with Hindu mythological tales and stories.

Popular attractions of Varanasi-

The attractions of the city is based on its culture, temples, Sadhus, Ganga ghats, local attractions, museums, street shopping and lots more. Varanasi is aged old city and one of the most ancient towns in India. It is a remarkable destination in Indian history as well; so the four sections of attractions in Varanasi are;

•    Monuments
•    Temples
•    Ghats
•    Museums

Ram Nagar Fort, Banaras Hindu university and tomb of Lal Khan are related to Indian history dating back to an ancient time of the country. Varanasi is well known for temples and there is a long list of temples like; Vishwanath temple, Tulsi Manas temple, Durga temple, Bharat Mata temple.

Life on ghats in Varanasi-

The Varanasi ghats gives an unusual experience of life which is related to spirituality and devotion. Sadhus dressed in different attires sit on the ghats and pray in their own style which are unique and worth watching in itself. An untouched typical Indian town style of boating is also an amazing part of ghats in Varanasi. If it is about Ganga it is a holy river and priests every dawn and dusk offer Ganga aarti to this river, during this time thousands of lighted diyas, hundreds of gong bells ringing and hundreds of blowing conch shells makes the entire place and surrounding divine, which is breath taking and always mesmerizing. Some of the popular ghats in Varanasi are; Asi ghat, Dashashwamedha ghat, Panchganga, manikarnika, Bamasangam ghat.

Varanasi in your budget-

Every traveler has their own taste and budget to travel to their chosen destination. Varanasi being an old town is a perfect place which suits your budget from luxury hotels to holiday home at Varanasi and small budget hotels and even small rooms near the ghats. Make your plan and execute your tour to Varanasi to find ‘Nirwana’.