Published on Jan, 2023
Varanasi/Benaras/Kashi... We may call it by different names,but to understand the essence of Varanasi one has to mingle with the locals. It is considered one of the oldest cities of the world. We stayed in hotel Sri Balaji,near Kaal Bhairav Temple, we stayed there for three nights and each day we toured the city by walking the old bylanes and it was a wonderful experience ,it was like time travel. The main attractions of Varanasi are Renovated Kashi Vishwanath temple, kaal bhairav ,Mata aanapurna temple, Vishalaxmi temple(one of the 51 peetas of sati) 84 Ghats , Sankatmochan ,Sarnath,and many renowned eateries (famous chaats).Many people also visit Vindhyachal to visit vidheshwari mata(Around 70KMS from Varanasi).
Tourists also go to Gaya /Bodh Gaya which is around 5 Hours drive from Varanasi..
The best mode of transport in Varanasi is by foot or by TOTo (e-rickshaw) and cycle rickshaw as most of the roads are narrow and are full of traffic. My suggestion to any traveller who is coming by his own vehicle should park his vehicle in the hotel and travel by the local mode of transport.