Gaya and Varanasi Trail

Highlights

The temples across the city attract pilgrims. The ghats and the Buddhist site Sarnath attract tourists from abroad. Varanasi is one of the oldest cities in the world, which makes it rich with cultural heritage. The city is home to ghats, temples, museums, and many Puranic places. The holy city of Varanasi is famed for its Hindu temples, being a popular pilgrimage site. With an abundance of it, you can find temples on almost every street. The most famous among them is the Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Prayag has been known as the greatest pilgrimage since the Rig-Veda era. The basic reason is the confluence of two holiest rivers in India – the Ganga and the Yamuna. It is said one who dies at the Sangam is freed from the cycle of re-birth and attains salvation. Allahabad is famous for its Kumbh Mela that is organised once every 12 years. It is also famous for Triveni Sangam - the point where Yamuna, Ganga, and Saraswati rivers meet. Gaya is one of the most ancient and holiest cities in India. It is a major tourist attraction in the state of Bihar and is of high historical and mythological significance. This holy city is located at the banks of Phalgu River which finds its mention in the epic Ramayana, Mahabharata and also in sacred Buddhist texts.