Banaras Puzzles
Crosswords, word searches and sudoku — all themed around Kashi. Progress saves on this device; no sign-in needed.
Mini: Holy Men
Today's bite-size Banaras crossword.
Play now →Mini: Gharana Beat
Today's bite-size Banaras crossword.
Play now →Kashi Ghats Crossword
A quick crossword about the ghats and river of Banaras.
Play now →Aarti Hour Mini Crossword
A tiny 5x5 crossword about the riverfront rituals of Kashi — the ghats, the holy Ganga, and the evening aarti.
Play now →Ganga Sudoku
A classic 9x9 sudoku.
Play now →Banaras Word Search
Find the hidden Banaras words.
Play now →Riverbank Raga Mini Crossword
A bite-size 5×5 crossword of Banaras essentials — the Ganga, the ghats, the dusk aarti and a raga's opening alaap.
Play now →Path to Moksha Word Search
A 10×10 Banaras word hunt — find the river, the ghats, the sadhus and the sacred cities on the road to moksha. Words run across, down, diagonally and backwards.
Play now →Mandir & Mela Crossword
A seven-by-seven Banaras crossword weaving the temple, the Ganga, the evening aarti and a gharana raga.
Play now →Vishwanath Sudoku
A challenging 9x9 Sudoku named for Kashi Vishwanath — just 30 clues and a single solution. Fill every row, column and box with 1-9.
Play now →Thirty-Six Lamps at Panchganga — Medium Kashi Sudoku
Thirty-six clues are already lit, like the lamps a Kartik evening leaves burning on Panchganga Ghat. Fill the remaining forty-five — one solution, no guessing needed.
Play now →Purnima, Langdas & a Sarangi — Hard Kashi Crossword
Eight interlocking answers across a 7×7 grid: a full-moon bathing night, the June mango Banaras argues about, and the fiddle that sings like a person.
Play now →Badal, Baans & a Wave on the Ganga — Banaras Mini Crossword
A four-answer monsoon mini from the Banaras ghats: a rain cloud overhead, the boatman's bamboo pole, clay lamps floating downriver and a wave slapping the steps.
Play now →Thatheri Bazaar — Banaras Brass & Bell-Metal Word Search
An 8x8 grid from the coppersmiths' lane behind Chowk: seven vessels and temple bells hidden across, down, backwards and on the diagonal.
Play now →Ramlila Nights & a Brass Lota — Hard Kashi Crossword
A denser 7x7 for seasoned solvers: six interlocking answers that run from a deer park north of the city to a Shivratri glass poured after dark.
Play now →Rudraksha Morning — Banaras Mini Crossword
A gentle 5x5 starter from the lanes of Kashi: a warrior goddess, a ghat-side washerman, a string of prayer beads and the ragas that drift over the river.
Play now →Banaras, Sarnath & a Bowl of Malaiyo — Hard Kashi Crossword
A denser seven-by-seven for people who know the city: the old name the boatmen still use, the deer park where the first sermon was given, and the winter foam that is gone by nine in the morning. Nine interlocking answers running from the Rigveda to the silk trade.
Play now →Ganga at Dawn — Medium Banaras Word Search
Eight words for a Banaras sunrise — the river and her waves, the boat and the boatman who rows it, the lamp, the steps and the sacred tank. Hidden across, down and on the diagonal, and a few of them backwards.
Play now →Sadhu, Sagar & the Evening Aarti — Banaras Mini Crossword
A five-by-five walk down the Kashi steps: the holy man who lives on them, the river below, the ocean she is running to, and the lamps that close the day.
Play now →Mini: Beat It
Today's bite-size Banaras crossword.
Play now →Mini: String Music
Today's bite-size Banaras crossword.
Play now →Mini: Big Fair
Today's bite-size Banaras crossword.
Play now →Kashi Festival Nights — Hard Banaras Word Search
Eight festival and music words hidden in a 10x10 grid — forwards, backwards and on the diagonal. Dev Deepawali on the ghats, a Ramlila night, and a dhrupad recital are all in there somewhere.
Play now →Sarnath, Silk & the Wrestler's Pit — Medium Kashi Crossword
Seven interlocking answers across a 7x7 grid: a first sermon in a deer park, six yards of handloom silk, a mud-floor akhara, and the bilva leaf that reaches Vishwanath every morning.
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