Varanasi Pilgrimage Tour: A Hindu Spiritual Revival

The most sacred land of Hindus, Varanasi earlier know as Banaras has been named after the two tributaries of the river Ganga- Varuna and Assi. According to Hindu mythology Lord Shiva himself founded the city of Varanasi around 5000 years ago. This land is thus considered as the gateway to abode of the almighty god, which is the major attraction for thousands of devotees to head off to Varanasi Pilgrimage Tours.

The cultural capital of India Varanasi situated on the banks of the Ganges has approx 100 holy ghats, while one endeavors a visit to Varanasi, bathing in these ghats especially the Dasaswamedha and Assi ghats becomes mandatory for any traveler. Many travelers venture to Varanasi tour to bathing the holy waters of the Ganges, as it is believed that bathing in Ganga remits all your sin, and if one dies on this holy land the vicious cycle of transmigration of soul ends.

During the Varanasi Pilgrimage Tour one gets to adieu all worries and enthralled in the mysticism of this city that abodes the Kashi Vishwanath temple, where the most important Jyotirlinga is sited, the Sankat Mochan temple- dedicated to lord hanuman, the Tulsi Manas Mandir, where Tulsidas composed Ramcharitramanas marks the place and the Bharat Mata temple, dedicated to human manifestation, and doesn’t have any statue but a relief map of India.

Besides the religious Varanasi tour, Varanasi pilgrimage tours also compile with it a visit to the Benaras Hindu University, which is the largest residential university in Asia.

The travelers who visit to Varanasi of the modern times are the product of the patronage that the Marathas gave by rebuilding this city that was completely ravaged during the Muslim rule. During the Varanasi Pilgrimage Tour one encounters not only the holiness of the place but also witness a land where Vaishnavism and Shaivism always co-existed harmoniously. Varanasi is among the seven sacred cities of India, and has been mentioned in many sacred scriptures like Rigveda, Skund Purana, and the two biggest epics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.

One of the many attractions to visit Varanasi is that it will not just give you an opportunity to pay tribute to the holy land of the Hindus but also to many scholars, saints and sages who left their imprints on this land, some of them include Tulsidas, Kabir, Premchand, and Acharya Ramchandra Sukhla.

The carpets, embroidered saris, brass work, ivory work, woodcraft, wall hanging, lampshades are some items one can carry along as a souvenir of their visit to Varanasi. Music lovers who might not come on a Varanasi Pilgrimage Tour, travel to Varanasi lured by the various musical instruments like the sitar, tabla and shennai and be it any one of the visitors, Varanasi tour is incomplete without the biggest temptation of this land- the lip smacking paann.

Other holy places to visit en-route the Varanasi Pilgrimage Tour is the tour to Sarnath, Lumbini, Kapilvastu, Bodhgaya and Sarasvati.