Heritage Attractions Of Varanasi
Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Dhamek Stupa
Ghats In Varanasi
Bharat Mata Temple
"Benaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together.
Mark Twain
Prominent Personalities Of Varanasi
"Benaras is older than history, older then tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together.
Mark Twain
History Of Varanasi
With the first rays of the morning sun on the banks of the Ganges River, an elderly person stretches out his hands towards the slowly rising ball of fire and says "namaste" (admiration and glorification of the Almighty). Such scenes have been repeated every day for over three thousand years in Varanasi, the holy city of India. Observing what is happening on the banks of the Ganges River, one gets the impression of a city frozen in time. Varanasi is an important religious site in the world of Hinduism, a center of pilgrimage for Hindus from all over the world, as ancient as Babylon or Thebes. Here, more than anywhere else, the contradictions of human existence are manifested: life and death, hope and suffering, youth and old age, joy and despair, brilliance and poverty. This is a city in which there is so much death and life at the same time. This city, in which eternity and being coexist. This is the best place to understand what India is, its religion and culture.
In the religious geography of Hinduism, Varanasi is the center of the universe. One of the most sacred cities for Hindus serves as a kind of line between physical reality and eternity of life. Here the gods descend to earth, and a mere mortal attains bliss. It is a holy place to live and a blessed place to die. This is the best place to achieve bliss.
Varanasi's prominence in Hindu mythology is unmatched. According to legend, the city was founded by the Hindu God Shiva several thousand years ago, making it one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the country. It is one of the seven sacred cities of the Hindus. In many ways, he embodies the best and worst sides of India, sometimes terrifying foreign tourists. Nevertheless, the scenes of pilgrims saying a prayer in the rays of the rising sun by the Ganges River, against the backdrop of Hindu temples, is one of the most impressive sights in the world. When traveling in northern India, try not to bypass this ancient city.
Founded a thousand years before the birth of Christ, Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in the world. It was named with many epithets - "the city of temples", "the sacred city of India", "the religious capital of India", "the city of fires", "the city of enlightenment" - and only recently its official name was restored, which was first mentioned in the Jataki - an ancient story Hindu literature. But many still continue to use the English name Benares, and the pilgrims call it nothing but Kashi - this is how the city was named for three thousand years.
Events In Varanasi
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस के अवसर पर "आर्टिस्ट्री आफ वूमेन" द्वारा 6 मार्च सायं 4:30.pm रानी लक्ष्मी बाई जन्म स्थल, अस्सी पर ऐसी ही महिलाओं के योगदानों को याद कर उन्हें सम्मानित किया गया। ।
पुर्व संकायाध्यक्ष प्रो मृदुला सिन्हा और राज्य मंत्री श्रीमती मीना चौबे जी द्वारा आलोक विश्नोई, ईश्वरी नारायण सिंह द्वारा दीप प्रज्ज्वलन कर कार्यक्रम का शुभारंभ किया गया। मंजू लता सिंह, जयश्री जी द्वारा नारी शक्ति पर कविता वाचन किया गया। ताना बाना ग्रुप द्वारा कबीर की सखी की प्रस्तुति की गयी। मंच संचालन निहारिका सिंह, धन्यावाद ज्ञापन नीलम मिश्रा जी द्वारा और और संस्था का परिचय डॉ माधुरी शर्मा द्वारा किया गया संस्था के समस्त कलाकारों को मीना चौबे जी द्वारा उपहार प्रदान किया गया। सरोज वर्मा, रानिका जायसवाल, साधना निगम, डॉ गरिमा रानी, उत्तरा चक्रवर्ती, रिचा सिंह, जमुना शुक्ला, श्रेया गर्ग, पूनम सिंह, अर्चना सिंह आदि 11 महिलाओं को अपने अपने क्षेत्रों में काम विशिष्ट काम करने के लिए सम्मानित किया गया। इस अवसर पर डॉ भारती मिश्रा, सुनीति शुक्ला, सरिता राय, शीला यादव कविता, ममता जी, नूर सबा, नूतन सिंह रीमा जायसवाल, निधि जायसवाल, आदि उपस्थिति थे।
