| Benaras Sightseeing |
| Nepali temple |
 This temple is situated on Laita Ghat and made in Nepali style .This temple is devoted to Lord Shiva, it is assumed that the lingam there replicates the famous Pasupatisvara at Kathmandu.. In this temple very good work on wood can be seen , carving on wood depicts some erotic scenes. |
| Vishwanath temple |
 The Vishwanath temple, or Golden Temple, is the most sacred temple in Varanasi and is dedicated to Vishveswara-Shiva as lord of the universe.The original temple was destroyed by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, and the present temple was later restored by Rani Ahilyabai of Indore in the 18th century. 800kg of gold plating on the towers, which gives the temple its colloquial name, was provided by Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore some 50 years later. |
| Benaras Hindu University |
 Founded by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya as a centre for education in Indian art, music, culture and philosophy, and for the study of Sanskrit & it is considered to be the largest residential university in Asia. Varanasi has long been a centre of learning and that tradition is continued today at the Benaras Hindu University(BHU) built in 1917. The five sq kms campus houses the Bharat Kala Bhavan which has a fine collection of miniature paintings, sculptures from 1st to 15th centuries. |
| Ram nagar fort and museum |
| On the opposite bank of river, this 17th century fort is the home of the former Maharaja of Benaras. It looks most impressive from the river, though the decrepit planking of the pantoon bridge you cross to reach it is somewhat of a distraction. During the monsoon access is by ferry. The intresting museum here contains old silver & brocade palanquins for the ladies of the court, gold-plated elephant howdahs, an astrological clock, marcabre elephant traps and an armoury of swords and old guns.
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| Bharat Kala Bhavan |
| Bharat Kala Bhavan lies within the sprawling grounds of Benaras Hindu University.Its outstanding collection of sculpture, paintings and textiles began with the private collection of the enlightened Raj Krishnadasa.The sculpture collection includes terracotta and clay objects, stone and bronze and cast metal objects.Ancient terracotta varying from ritual icons to toys to utilitarian objects date to the Indus Valley Civilization, Mauryan, Sunga and Gupta periods. A large and impresssive collection of textiles contain precious examples of Benaras silks and brocades,embroidered shawls from kashmir and rare chamba, rumals.
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| Durga temple |
 The Durga temple is one of the most important temples in Varanasi and is built in the 8th century by Bengali Maharani and is stained red with ochre . This temple is built in north Indian Nagara style with a multi-tiered shikhara(spire). The shikhara of the temple is formed by many small spires which are built one on top of the other. Durga is the 'terrible' form of Shiva's consort Parvati, so at festivals there are often sacrifices of goats. Non-Hindus can enter the courtyard but not the inner sanctum. It is commonly known as Monkey Temple due to many frisky monkey that have made it their home.
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| Chunar fort |
 From their vantage point at the northern extremity of the Kaimur hills, the impressive sandstone battlements of Chunar command a meander in the Ganga before the river curves north to Varanasi 22 km away. Evidence of the earliest occupation of the site dates it to Vikramaditya of Ujjain in 56 BC. Chunar sandstone has been used for centuries, most famously in Ashokan pillars - and is still quarried, leaving the surrounding hills looking ravaged in places. |
