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Varanasi is one of the oldest living cities in the world. Many names have been given to Varanasi, though its recently revived official appellation is mentioned in the Mahabharata and in the Jataka tales of Buddhism. It probably derives from the two rivers that flank the city, the Varana to the north and the Asi to the south.

Many still use the anglicized forms of Banaras or Benares, while pilgrims refer to it Kashi, first used three thousand years ago to describe the kingdom and the city outside which the Buddha preached his first sermon; the "City of Light" is also called Kashika, "the shining one", referring to the light of Shiva. Another epithet, Avimukta, meaning "Never Forsaken", refers to the city that Shiva never deserted, or that one should never leave. Further alternatives include Anandavana, the "forest of bliss", and Rudravasa, the place where Shiva (Rudra) resides.

Radisson Hotel - Varanasi
Hotel Address :
The Mall Cantonment
Varanasi U.P. 221002
Access :
25 Kms. from Varanasi Airport
04 Kms. from Varanasi Railway Station

Ramada Plaza - Varanasi
Hotel Address :
The Mall , Cantonment, Varanasi – 221 002, (Uttar Pradesh), India
Access :
14 kms from Airport
01 kms from Railway station

Hotel Nar-Indra - Varanasi
Hotel Address :
P-292, PARADE KOTHI, G.T. ROAD CANTT, VARANASI (U.P.), India
Access :
25 kms from Airport
1/2 kms from Railway station

Hotel Pradeep - Varanasi
Hotel Address :
Jagatganj, Varanasi UP, India
PIN-221002
Access :
135 kms from Allahabad
242 kms from Bodhgaya
225 kms from Gorakhpur

Hotel Hindustan International
Hotel Address :
C-21/3 Maldahiya, 221001
Access :
20 km from Airport
01 km from Bus Stand

Hotel Ideal Tower - Varanasi
Hotel Address :
The Mall Cantt, Varanasi - 221 002, Uttar pradesh, India
Access :
20 kms from Airport
02 km from Railway station

Hotel India - Varanasi
Hotel Address :
59, Patel Nagar, cantonment, Varanasi - 221 002, (UP) India
Access :
Airport: 23 km
Railway Station: 0.5 km
Bus Station: 2 km

Meraden Grand - Varanasi
Hotel Address :
57, Patel Nagar
Cantt. Varanasi - 221 002
Uttar Pradesh, India
Access :
20 kms from Airport
1/2 km from Railway station

Varanasi's associations with Shiva extend to the beginning of time: legends relate to how, after his marriage to Parvati, Shiva left his Himalayan abode and came to reside in Kashi with all the Gods in attendance. Temporarily banished during the rule of the great king Divodasa, Shiva sent Brahma and Vishnu as his emissaries, but ultimately returned to his rightful abode protected by his loyal attendants Kalabhairav and Dandapani.

Over 350 gods and goddesses, including a protective ring of Ganesha form a mandala or sacred pattern with Shiva Vishwanatha at its center.

While the boundary of Kashi is delimited by the circular Panchakoshi Road, Varanasi is the main city, extending from Asi Ghat and circling around to the confluence of the Ganges and the Varana. Yet a smaller area, defined as Avimukta, starts at Kedara Ghat in the south and ends at Trilochana Ghat.

Most important of all is Antargriha, the "Inner Sanctum" around the Vishwanatha Temple, which encompasses Dashashwamedha Ghat, Surya Kund, the lingam of Bharabhuta, and Manikarnika Ghat. Another, later, interpretation suggests three sectors of khandas in the form of Shiva's trident, each centered around a temple - Omkara to the north, Vishvanatha in the centre and Kendra to the south.

A city which, since it is both an exalted place of pilgrimage and a centre of faith, has been likened to Jerusalem and Mecca. According to the historians, the city was founded some ten centuries before the birth of Christ.

The city is mentioned in Holy Scriptures like 'Vamana Purana', Buddhist texts and in the epic 'Mahabharata'. Mark Twain,the English author and littérateur, who was enthralled by the legend and sanctity of Banaras, once wrote:"Banaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together."

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