The 59.8 km Varanasi Ring Road, executed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Bharatmala Pariyojana at an estimated cost of ₹3,400 crore, operates as a peripheral bypass…
Ten kilometers northeast of Varanasi's built-up riverfront, a 1.5 square kilometer tract of land compresses roughly…
A pure handloom Banarasi saree is one of the few objects in a wardrobe that genuinely straddles centuries. The weavers…
Two distinct doors open onto the same Jyotirlinga, and the choice between them shapes the entire texture of a Kashi…
I've watched tourists walk down to the ghats with a fixed budget and walk back two hours later having handed over four…
Varanasi is trying to solve a difficult urban equation: how to move a large daily visitor population through a historic…
Ramnagar Fort stands on the eastern bank of the Ganges, opposite Varanasi, approximately 15 kilometres from Varanasi…
Finding an authentic Banaras Gharana music performance venue in Varanasi is not simply a matter of locating a concert…
There is a hesitation that settles over many first-time visitors to Ravindrapuri well before they reach the gates of…
Choosing between Dashashwamedh Ghat and Assi Ghat is not a minor detail. These are two different operating…
Varanasi Junction, also known as Varanasi Cantt, is being rebuilt as part of a wider railway and urban-transit…
A visit to the Sarnath archaeological site is easy to underestimate. The monuments lie within a relatively compact…
A Banarasi silk saree is not authenticated by weight, shine, or a familiar floral pattern alone. These qualities can…
Many visitors arrive in Varanasi expecting the city’s most important temple visit to begin at Kashi Vishwanath. In the…
The most common misunderstanding among first-time visitors planning a Dev Deepawali trip to Varanasi is a quiet but…
The corridor between Varanasi Cantonment railway station and Godowlia Chowk compresses one of the city’s central…
Chunar Fort is approximately 40 kilometres from Varanasi, but the distance alone does not determine the cost or…
The Panchkroshi Yatra is not simply a long temple walk outside Varanasi. It is a ritual circumambulation of Kashi’s…
A boat ride in Varanasi is easy to arrange and surprisingly easy to get wrong. Pick the wrong hour and you will spend…