Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh

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Crowd of people bathing in the Ganges.

Crowd of people bathing in the Ganges.

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Varanasi is the India of your imagination. This is one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities, and one of the holiest in Hinduism. Pilgrims come to the Ganges here to wash away sins in the sacred waters, to cremate their loved ones, or simply to die here, hoping for liberation from the cycle of rebirth.

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In the sacred city of Varanasi, local delicacies represent centuries of tradition. Here’s what you need to try, and where to try it.

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