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Banaras Hindu University & New Vishwanath Temple

Name: Banaras Hindu University & New Vishwanath Temple
Address: Varanasi, IN

Varanasi, India

About Banaras Hindu University & New Vishwanath Temple

A vast leafy campus and the marble New Vishwanath (Birla) Temple — a calm, green contrast to the old city.

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Varanasi's main and most vibrant ghat, where the spectacular Ganga Aarti unfolds with fire, chants and crowds each night.

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One of the holiest Shiva temples in Hinduism, its golden spires at the heart of the new riverside corridor.

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The southern ghat famed for its peaceful dawn yoga and Subah-e-Banaras morning aarti — a calmer slice of the river.

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