Varanasi

Legend says Shiva crafted the city of Kabir with His own hands

Varanasi holds a special relevance in Hinduism and this is the city in continuous existence since the millenniums. Thus city is classified among the sacred cities for the followers of Hinduism and Jainism. This city is also called the city of Shiva, the supreme deity of Hinduism. From here, one can move to Sarnath, the place of Siddarth Gautam, also called the Buddha. This is the city of lights, also called the city of Ganges. A devotee will hardly miss the evening aarti on the banks of river Ganges in this wonderful city. Varanasi is also called Kashi or Banaras and has a very sacred relevance in the Hindu dharma.

As per the legend, Shiva crafted this city with his own hands and keeping this in mind, one can understand the importance of the city as far as the divinity and spiritual aspect is concerned. One would love to visit the famous temple of Vishwanath here. One of the famous saint poet of India, Kabir lived here.