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Varanasi the eternal city

Varanasi is one of the best religious tourist destination . Jyotirling of lord Shiva Vishweshwar  Mahadeo (Kashi Vishwnath) is situated here .

Varanasi is situated at the left bank of River Ganga ,that's why morning of Varanasi is considered as best morning in the world  (Subah-e-Banaras)  . There are 84 Ghats in Varanasi at the bank of rivers these Ghats holds beauty and culture altogether.

Varanasi is not a city, Varanasi is living style, Varanasi is a culture to perform. This city is regarded as sacred city for Hindus,Buddhists,and Jains.  It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the oldest in India.   People can also referred this city as  "the city of temples", "the holy city of India", "the religious capital of India", "the city of lights", "the city of learning", and "the oldest living city on earth.

Being a tourist spot this city is very famous for many diversified things like Paan, Banarasi Sarees, Banarasi Towel (Gamcha). Sweets, wooden toys etc.

PLACES TO VISIT

Saranath Baudhist Shrine

Bharat mata temple

Sri kashi vishwanath temple

Baba  kal bhairav

New Vishwanath temple BHU

Bharat kala kendra

Manas Mandir

Ganga Boat Ride

Important Ghats are :

Kedar Ghat

Adi keshav ghat
Panch ganga

Manikarnika Ghat

Manikarnika
Dashashwmedh ghat

Manmandir Ghat Observatory like Jantar Mantar

Kedar ghat
Harishchandra ghat

Chet singh ghat
Tulsi Ghat
Asi Ghat

Tibbetean temple

Nepali temple

Chunar fort

Ganga arti

Windham fall

Lakhniya dari fall

Ramnagar museum

Ramnagr fort

Sankat mochan temple

Durga temple

Tridev Mandir

Banarasi sarees

Varanasi is famous for Banarasi sarees also. Variety of colours,design and traditional pattern you will find here . Once you visit varanasi you can purchase sarees . Most of the genuine saree shops are situated at near by chowk area.  Price ranges from  1000 to lacs .

Banarasi Sarees

Alert

Varanasi is very crowded and congested city. Since this city is very old so road are confined into narrow lane. You will always struck into traffic jam if you travel with car. So, it is better to go with electric auto rikshaw.

How to reach

Varanasi is very popular city with international airport so you can reach either by train ,road or air . Connectivity is very good.

Banarasi taste

Varanasi is known for its taste and varieties in food you can enjoy following things at following places.

Banarasi launglata Rajbandhu and Ram bhandar

Banarasi pan Keshav pan

Banarasi dum aloo chowk

Kachori  lanka Rajshri kachhari

Malaiyyo chaukhambha

Malayi puri tha theri bazar

Kalakand

Chena dahi bada

Thandai Godowliya mishrambu baba thandayii

Choora matar lanka deena chat

Laxmi tea toast

Lassi Ramnagar

Ideal time to visit Varanasi

Varanasi becomes very hot during summers and very cold during winter so ideal time to visit varanasi is from October Before Navratri to March up to holi

Ganga

River Ganga

is the only place where River ganga is flowing from South to north direction  .So visiting Ganga, bathing in Ganga will give you a pious feel and you will enjoy a lot .Most of the rituals are being done at the bank of river. Ganga is every thing for Varanasi. You can enjoy boat ride also. Boat riding in Varanasi is very amazing ,rates are cheaper but bargaing is very high, in 300 to 500 you can easily book a boat from Dashashwmedh Ghat to Assi ghat. 

Varanasi is not a city . Varanasi is tradition if you visit Varanasi don't judge by roads cleanliness or traffic . But enjoy the feel of being Banarasi . Enjoy the taste and culture of this place.

Best area to stay

Varanasi is very congested and crowded city here one km travel is equivalent to 3 km of other city due to poor traffic sence,crowd  and encroachment so try to book hotels as near as possible to ghats. don't rely on online booking platforms like mmt,oyo, once book the hotel always check the location on hotel from map. you can stay at near by Godowlia,Assi,Ravindrpuri,shivala, Lanka,BHU, Bhelupur, these areas are safe and very near to main attraction points.

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Know 10 ways to relax yourself while travel

Know 10 ways to relax yourself while travel

Do you love vacations but hate travelling? If so you wouldn’t be alone. For many, even the thought of travelling is enough to make them extremely anxious. Whether you need to travel for work or business, there are ways you can ease that travel anxiety. It could even be that you get anxious and stressed while on vacation. No matter what the cause of your stress, below you’ll discover the top 10 ways to relax while you travel.

1.  Prepared your self with enough water and snacks.

One of the main contributors of anxiety and stress during travel is low blood sugar.  When you become dehydrated and hungry, you start to experience mood swings. This applies to both adults and children. So, before you head off on your journey make sure that you have enough snacks and water to keep your body replenished. This also gives you an opportunity to pack healthier snacks so you aren’t relying upon expensive junk food throughout the trip.

2. Relax with mode of travel

If your anxiety comes from flying,  Don't panic with flights because flights are  safest among all modes of travel. One of the best is to keep your mind on the facts. It’s easy to assume that flying puts you at a higher risk of an accident. However, did you know that the chances of experiencing an air accident are around three million to one? You’re actually more likely to have an accident on the way to the airport. So once you are there, you can relax in the knowledge that the most dangerous part is out of the way.

3. Don't  put  burden on your mind

Sometimes you need to really force yourself to relax and the way to do that is to distract your mind. Thanks to technology there are a lot of ways you can do this. From playing games on your smartphone or tablet, to watching a DVD or simply reading an eBook. Ensure you have plenty of entertainment both for your journey and throughout the duration of the vacation.

4. Don’t overdo it

One of the biggest mistakes people make when they head out on a vacation is to try to pack too many things into the trip. As featured on Apartment Therapy, if you over-schedule yourself you could end up getting extremely stressed and you won’t be able to enjoy the getaway. In fact, it could be a good idea to actually schedule relaxation time into your break.

5. Drinking may be OK but  don't over drink.

By far one of the most popular methods people choose to ease their travel anxiety is to have a drink. Now, having one or two drinks before you travel can really help to ease those nerves and get you into the holiday mood. However, it is extremely important that you don’t overdo it. There is nothing fun about trying to find your way around a new destination when you are intoxicated.

6. Leave tension behind

Leave all office related ,home related worries at home because vacations means to charge yourself with the good memories of vacation, not to disturb you with  pending works. Always think without you the world is never going to end.So keep calm and enjoy the present.

7.Think about mode of pleasure not mode of travel.

Many times people get nervous that they never travel in passenger rail.or they never face crowded journey ,this fear  hinders there enjoyment and there journey become burden for them.

8.Keep your gadgets charged and up-to-date

During journey your real companion are your gadgets, so keep your gadgets like camera,phone,tab,ear phone fully charged and up to date.All tickets should be at one click in mobile/tab. 

9.  Prebooking  of hotels,trains and flights will  reduce your worries

Pre booking of hotels,trains flights will keep you tension free and will protect yourself with greedy,cheeky brokers and at most of the time you can get good online deals which are not  only cheap but good in service also.

10.Don't carry to much money

To much money means to much tension,so always try to buy thinks through payment apps,or debit card or credit card. Some times you can struck in problem due to unavailability of cash and Atms as well. So always try to expend in digital money in maximum manner.