 | Pilgrimage Tours to Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |  |  The site Travel With Us to India offers you an array of Pilgrimage Tours travel tour packages that take you to the various important pilgrimages in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Varanasi is a must visit while you are on pilgrimage tours to Uttar Pradesh in India as it is believed that Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India is one of the oldest Indian cities. Varanasi was known as Benaras or Kasi in the olden times. The term Kasi is of special religious significance as it literally means 'the region where the rays of light fell for the first time after creation'. According to Hindu scriptures and religious beliefs Varanasi is the abode of the Hindu deity Lord Shiva.
There are numerous ancient temples and shrines in Varanasi or Benaras in Uttar Pradesh, India that you must definitely pay a visit to during your pilgrimage tours to this ancient and religious city. Varanasi or Benaras in Uttar Pradesh, India is one of the most important Hindu pilgrimages and has been known for time immemorial for its bathing Ghats on the banks of the River Ganges. There are more than one hundred Ghats in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India. In fact one of the most important pilgrimage tours to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India involves a tour to the five important Ghats on the banks of the River Ganges. This special 5-Ghat tour is known as the 'Panchatirtha'.
While on pilgrimage tours to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India you are bound to notice the inescapable fact that the city is shrouded in history and the locals live and practice religious rituals in their everyday life. All the Ghats that are located on the banks of the River Ganges have a Shiva lingam as a representation of faith to the main deity of the city of Benaras or Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh in India.
Some of the most important Ghats in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India are the Asi Ghat, Adi Keshava Ghat, Manikarnika Ghat, Panchaganga Ghat, Chausati Ghat, Kedar Ghat, Man Mandir Ghat and the Tulsi Ghat.
While on pilgrimage tours to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India you can go on tours to the Kashi-Vishwanath Temple, Laat Bhairava, Vishwanath Temple, Annapura Bhavani, Sankata Devi Temple and the Durga Temple.
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