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Banaras Heritage Walk

30/03/2023

Banaras's ganga aarti is renowned as you all know..... Join us to explore this beautiful city with historical facts & local stories!!
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04/03/2023

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23/02/2022

SHERWALI KOTHI
Mantion of Lions
The old man mansions that line thatheri bazar typically belong to sari businessmen and are used as both residence and business outlets. Many of them now prefer to live in one of the modern neighborhoods and conduct their business from posh outlet.
One of the most impressive mansions in the area, is sherwali kothi. Two roaring marble tiger guard the gate. there are elephants and peacocks fanning their feathers, also in marble. 'Sherwali kothi' means 'mansion of lions'. The house belongs to the shahs, one of the old business families of Banaras.

📍Thatheri bazaar, Varanasi

20/01/2022

GODAULIA CHAURAHA

Until the end of the 19th century,'Godaulia' was a stream, one of ghe many that crisscrossed kashi's forests to empty into the ganga. To the borth of tha Godaulua stream was the main city, a dense, built-up area stretched along the river, To its west and south were forests and streams , mansions, gardens, ponds and small houses of clay, that h ,tile.
At the end of the 19th century, the British converted Godaulia into street. Today, this main street of Godaulia is an overwhelming busy Shopping arcade. Walking to its end brings , visitors to Dashaswamedh Ghat also visit the temple of Vishwanath, 'Lord of the the World' the city's most important temple today, and anchor of that sector of the city that is believed to be situated on the middle prong of Shiva's trident.

18/01/2022

Dashashwamedh Ghat holds immense religious importance for Hindus due to an incident that took place here as per the scriptures. When Shiva was living in Mandrachal or Mount Mandara, Kashi was ruled by king Devodasa. He asked Lord Brahma to keep all Gods and celestial beings away from Kashi till the time he’s ruling it. Lord Brahma agreed to his term on a promise that the king will help all the people living and visiting Kashi in their religious pursuits. Devodasa proved to be a very generous and religious king and turned Kashi into one of the happiest places on the earth.

On the other hand, Lord Shiva was saddened by the fact that he can’t visit Kashi and decided to provoke the king to commit some mistake. Shiva sent 64 Yoginis to create ruckus in town but upon reaching the Kashi the Yoginis got so mesmerized by the beauty of Kashi that they thought it to be part of heaven. After spending some time in the city the Yoginis decided to settle down in Kashi failing on the task given to them.

Shiva when got to know about the failure of 64 Yoginis got annoyed and sent Surya to Kashi. Lord Surya came to Kashi to create a disturbance so king Devodasa can be defeated in his resolve and Shiva can come back. Surya tried to test the king by disguising himself as a scholar, a brahmin, businessman, etc. but couldn’t find any flaw in the Devodasa. Feared by the fact that Shiva will not like it when he will tell him about the failure he decided to settle down in Kashi.

After some time when Shiva realized that Lord Surya has also failed he sent the lord Brahma to complete the task. Lord Brahma disguised as old Bhramin visited the king and shared his desire to perform Ashwa Medha Yagya and requested to provide the material. King agreed to this and with his help, Lord Brahma was able to perform 10 Ashwa Medha Yagra at Rudrasaras/Rudra Sarovar. With this task also being completed by the king, even Lord Brahma failed and the Rudra Sarovar became Dashashwamedh Ghat.

17/01/2022

SHOT ON DASHASWAMEDH GHAT

Dashashwamedh Ghat is one of the oldest, sacred, and most visited Ghat in Varanasi.
Dashashwamedh Ghat which precisely means the Ghat of 10 sacrificed horses (Dash – ten, Ashwa – Horses, Medh – Sacrifice) was earlier known as Rudrasaras in Indian scriptures. Lord Brahma sacrificed 10 horses at Rudrasaras and installed two Shivlings. The place was later renamed Dashashwamedh Ghat to pay respect to him.

Another perspective through the historical records marks the Dashashwamedh Ghat as the first historically documented site connected to Bharasiva king of the Naga dynasty. The Bharashiva performed horse sacrifice at the Dashashwamedh Ghat after defeating the Kushan empire to please their deity, Shiva.

The first pucca ghat was built by Balaji Bajirao in 1738-40 and was later renovated by Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar in 1765. The present stairs were later installed by the government in 1965.

14/01/2022

M A K A R S A N K R A N T I

India is the land of festivals. Makar Sankranti is one of the important festivals of Hindu religion that they celebrate with great joy and happiness. The festival is celebrated every year on 14 or 15 January depending upon the solar cycle. They celebrate by taking an early morning holy dip in the river and offering prayers to the sun because according to Hindu mythology sun is one of the many God.
The word Makar Sankranti derives from two words Makar and Sankranti. Makar means Capricorn and Sankranti means transition, which makes Makar Sankranti means the transition of the sun in the Capricorn (Zodiac sign). In addition, this occasion is a very sacred and auspicious occasion according to Hinduism and they celebrate it as a festival.
It’s a festival of togetherness and delicacies. The main cuisine of this festival is a dish made of Til and jaggery that add sparks to the festival. Kite flying is also a great part of the festival during the day the whole family enjoys kite flying and at that time the sky is filled with a lot of colorful and different design kites.
Charity is also an important part of the festival. Donating wheat, rice, and sweets to the needy and poor is part of the festival. It’s a belief, that one who donates with an open heart then God will bring prosperity and happiness in his life and remove every difficulty from the person’s life. That is the reason it is called Khichdi in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

09/01/2022

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