Varanasi

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Kashmir ShaivismPratyabhijnaVamaDakshinaKaula: Trika-Yamala-Kubjika-NetraOthersNathInchegeriVeerashaiva/LingayatismSiddharismSroutaismAghoriIndonesianScholarsLakulishaAbhinavaguptaVasuguptaUtpaladevaNayanarsMeykandarNirarthaBasavaSharanaSrikanthaAppayyaNavnathRelatedNandiTantrismBhaktiJyotirlingaShiva TemplesvteVaranasi (Hindustani pronunciation: [ʋaːˈraːɳəsi] (listen)), also known as Benares, Banaras (Banāras [bəˈnaːrəs] (listen)), or Kashi (Kāśī [ˈkaːʃi] (listen)), is a city on the banks of the river Ganges in Uttar Pradesh, India, 320 kilometres (200 mi) south-east of the state capital, Lucknow, and 121 kilometres (75 mi) east of Allahabad. A major religious hub in India, it is the holiest of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) in Hinduism and Jainism, and played an important role in the development of Buddhism and Ravidassia. Varanasi lies along National Highway 2, and is served by Varanasi Junction railway station and Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport." - (en.wikipedia.org 22.09.2020)
Latitude
25.31888961792
Longitude
83.01277923584
Inhabitants
1,164,404
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