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Kashi Vishwanath Temple
काशी विश्वनाथ मंदिर
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Maa Annapurna Temple Varanasiमाँ अन्नपूर्णा मंदिर वाराणसी
Religious site · Dashashwamedh
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Archaeological Museum Sarnath, Archaeological Survey of Indiaआर्कियोलॉजिकल म्यूज़ियम सारनाथ, आर्कियोलॉजिकल सर्वे ऑफ इंडिया
Cultural site · Khajuri
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Five visitor-friendly zones group the city's neighbourhoods by the kind of day they offer.
Heritage & Ghat
9 neighbourhoods · 2,233 places
The riverfront old city — ghats, Kashi Vishwanath, evening aartis and the lanes where Banaras began.
Godowlia · Dashashwamedh · Assi · Shivala
Central & Commercial
2 neighbourhoods · 3,116 places
Modern Varanasi's shopping and business core — malls, markets, hospitals and hotels with easy road access.
Sigra · Bhelupur
Southern & Educational
4 neighbourhoods · 2,521 places
The BHU belt and beyond — campus life, student cafés, Sankat Mochan and the quieter southern riverside.
Lanka · Nagwa · Sunderpur · Ramnagar
Northern & Transit
3 neighbourhoods · 3,259 places
Arrival Banaras — Cantt station, the airport road, Sarnath's Buddhist sites and the newer northern city.
Sarnath · Shivpur · Pandeypur
Western & Industrial
4 neighbourhoods · 1,549 places
The working west — BLW's railway township, Manduadih station and the growing residential outskirts.
BLW · Manduadih · Chitaipur · Rohaniya
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