Nearby Attractions in Varanasi

Nearby Attractions in Varanasi

There are not many tourist destinations in Varanasi but the city is full of life and it is interesting to watch the river at ghats and visit numerous temples in these areas. There is also a fort here across the river and it is interesting to take boat ride across it reach the other end. The ghats are good places with steps for taking bath and there are many such ghats around the city like Rana Ghat, Narad Ghat, Shivala Ghat, Tulsi Ghat, etc.

Last Updated: 02/10/2012

• Assi Ghat

  Varanasi

  Distance from Varanasi :8 km;

  Time to Reach from Varanasi :0h, 13 m

  Assi Ghat is located in the southernmost point and is visited by many tourists including foreigners. It could accommodate more than 22000 people at a time. During Shivratri festival huge crowd accumulate here. The ghat is mentioned in many puranas like Matsya Purana, Agni Purana, Kurma Purana and Pa...

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• Chandra Prabha Sanctuary

  Varanasi

  Distance from Varanasi :70 km;

  Time to Reach from Varanasi :1h, 40 m

  Chandra Prabha Sanctuary is one of the most beautiful picnic spots and is noted for its scenic waterfalls namely Rajdari and Devdari that attracts more and more people every day. The sanctuary was established in May 1957 and the Asiatic lions were brought into it in 1958. Slowly the lion population ...

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• Chunar Fort

  Mirzapur District, Uttar Pradesh

  Distance from Varanasi :27 km;

  Time to Reach from Varanasi :0h, 24 m

  Chunar Fort is located in the ancient town of Chunar and was established by the Maharaja Vikramaditya, the king of Ujjain for his brother Raja Bhrithari. King Sahadeo made this fort as his capital in 1029 AD and built a stone umbrella based on 52 pillars to commemorate his victory over 52 other king...

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• Ramnagar Museum

  Varanasi

  Distance from Varanasi :20 km;

  Time to Reach from Varanasi :0h, 22 m

  Ramnagar Museum is also known as Banaras Vidya Mandir Museum and is located inside the Ramnagar Fort. The artifacts of medieval period and the collection of items that belong to the royal family of Banaras are displayed here. Some of the collections of this museum are the arms of the ancient era, th...

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• Vaccharaja Ghat Varanasi

  Varanasi

  Distance from Varanasi :0 km;

  Vaccharaja Ghat is named after the merchant Vaccharaja who lived in the later part of 18th century. The seventh Jain Firthankar of Suparshvanatha was said to be born at this place and many Jain families live here at present. There is a temple here with idols of Shiva and Ganesha and the image of Gan...

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• Digamber Jain Temple

  Anagarika Dharmapala Road, Saranath, Varanasi

  Distance from Varanasi :11 km;

  Time to Reach from Varanasi :0h, 18 m

  Digamber Jain Temple is an added attraction to Saranath. There is a huge statue of Jain Tirthankar Mahaveer in the pose of meditation. It is lying in the open and placed on a raised platform.  ...

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• Harish Chandra Ghat

  Varanasi

  Distance from Varanasi :7 km;

  Time to Reach from Varanasi :0h, 11 m

  Harish Chandra Ghat is one of the oldest ghats of Varanasi and is named after the mythological King Harish Chandra. It is one of the two cremation Ghats of the city. The dead bodies are brought here from a great distances to this place for cremating as it is believed that those who are cremated here...

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• Sarnath

  Varanasi

  Distance from Varanasi :13 km;

  Time to Reach from Varanasi :0h, 20 m

  Sarnath is the deer park where the Dharma was first taught by Gautama Buddha. This is the birth place of Shreyansanath, the eleventh Tirthankara of Jainism and there is a temple here devoted to him. So it is an important pilgrimage site of Jain people. People from various world countries like Thaila...

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• Ramnagar Fort

  Varanasi

  Distance from Varanasi :27 km;

  Time to Reach from Varanasi :0h, 24 m

  Ramnagar Fort was built in 18th century by Kashi Naresh Raja Balwant Singh. It is made of creamy chunar sandstone that adds elegance to it. The fort is based on the Mughal architectural style and has open courtyards, carved balconies and picturesque pavilions. There is a museum functioning within it...

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• Man Mandir Ghat

  Varanasi

  Distance from Varanasi :6 km;

  Time to Reach from Varanasi :0h, 11 m

  Man Mandir Ghat was constructed in 16th century and was renovated in 19th century. It was built by Raja Savai Man Singh and the so the ghat was named after him. It was originally known as Someswara Ghat and has a balcony in the northend.Raja Jai Singh of Jaipur had built a small observatory here. Th...

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