Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh

Where Varanasi sits in India

These notes are AI-generated starting points, not verified travel advice — worth checking locally before you plan around them. Suggest a correction.

• Kashi Vishwanath Temple and corridor

  Pilgrimage

  Jyotirlinga at the heart of the old city

  From Varanasi, in city · Best Oct-Mar

  Confidence: High

• Ganga ghats and Ganga Aarti

  Pilgrimage

  Dashashwamedh, Manikarnika and the evening aarti

  From Varanasi, in city · Best Oct-Mar

  Confidence: High

• Sarnath

  Heritage

  Where the Buddha gave his first sermon, Dhamek Stupa and museum

  From Varanasi ~10 km · Best Oct-Mar

  Confidence: High

• Banaras Hindu University and Bharat Kala Bhavan

  Museum

  Campus temple and an outstanding art museum

  From Varanasi, in city · Best Year-round

  Confidence: High

• Banarasi silk weaving, Madanpura

  Craft

  Weavers' lanes behind the GI-tagged Banarasi sari

  From Varanasi, in city · Best Year-round

  Confidence: High