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Exploring Varanasi and Sarnath

At the bank of Ganga, the oldest city, the holy city Varanasi is situated. At a first glance, the city will look like struggling with heavy traffic and crowds. But Among these, there is situated Banaras Hindu University in the heart of the city, a capital of knowledge, a place from where great scholars were born. I have gone to attend a conference at Banaras Hindu University and I was totally mesmerised with the natural beauty of the campus. The old buildings, departments hostels have lots of history to say. The students seemed to be very tensed due to their ongoing exams. The next day we started for the place  Dashashwamedh Ghat , situated in the bank of holy river Ganga. It took hardly 30min to reach the place. The holy place was full of thousands of devotees. We took a boat ride on enjoyed the Ganga Aarti which is a rituals ceremony continuing from years. Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Gant We enjoyed a lot the boat riding the rituals which are still continuing form very