Top 5 Places to Visit in Varanasi.
Mark Twain, the famous English writer, once expressed that Varanasi is older than history, tradition, and legends put together. Varanasi, also known as Benares and Kashi, is the world’s oldest living city. The holiest town for all Hindus, Varanasi, has its mention even the mythological stories of Hinduism. It is a firm belief among everyone that if your final rites are done in any of the Ghats of Varanasi, you will attain salvation and be free from the cycle of rebirths. Also, anyone taking a dip in the River Ganga is known to wash away all their sins of this as well as the earlier lives. Along with Hinduism, even a lot of Buddhists are seen as pilgrims here, as it is believed that Lord Buddha gave his first sermon on the eight noble truths after achieving enlightenment at Sarnath. Last, but not the least, the Jain’s twenty-third Tirthankar Parshavnath is said to be born in Varanasi. Indeed, a holy city Varanasi is! Travel through this holy city with cab service in Varanasi...