Where is varanasi

Knowledge, philosophy, culture, devotion to Gods, Indian arts and crafts have all flourished here for centuries. Also a pilgrimage place for Jains, Varanasi is believed to be the birthplace of Parsvanath, the twenty-third Tirthankar.

Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed in Varanasi harmoniously. Varanasi has also been a great center of learning for ages. Varanasi is associated with promotion of spiritualism, mysticism, Sanskrit, yoga and Hindi language and honored authors such as the ever-famous novelist Prem Chand and Tulsi Das, the famous saint-poet who wrote Ram Charit Manas.

Tilbhandeshwar temple is also one of the oldest temples in Varanasi. Total wad area is Main source of water supply is river Ganga and ground water sources. Varanasi City is divided into 3 sewerage districts. District 1 is Central city including the core old city.

Total capacity of the sewage treatment existing and under execution is MLD as against the estimated capacity of MLD for the year The map indicating the location of various sewage treatment plant is depicted below. Apart from the above concentrated effort to clean up the river Ganga ensuring both Aviral Dhara and Nirmal Dhara, NMCG has already taken steps to clean 84 Ghats across the Varanasi city as part of river front development works.

Overview of the city Home » Overview of the city. Geographical Location. It is the most sought after pilgrimage town for Hindus. It is believed, if anyone dies in Varanasi they attain salvation and freedom from the cycle of birth and rebirth.

Sarnath, just 10 km away, where Buddha preached his first sermon after enlightenment, attracts devotees of many faiths. It is also a centre of knowledge. The city has covered around Varanasi city is located at the Latitude The climate of the Varanasi city is a moist subtropical climate with the high range of variations between the seasons of summer and winter.

Summers are long, from early April till October, with the monsoon season in between.