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Themed circuitVaranasi

Music lover's trail

Follow the Banaras Gharana — the city's living tradition of sitar, tabla and classical vocal — from its lanes to the evening aarti.

Best time
Evening
Duration
About 3 hours
Stops
3 stops

Step by step

The route

  1. Stop 1: Banaras GharanaThe city's celebrated classical-music lineage.
  2. Stop 2: Classical musicWhere to hear and learn the tradition.
  3. Stop 3: Ganga AartiThe rhythmic evening ritual on the ghats.

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