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	'''Varanasi''' ({{IPA-hns\|ʋaːˈraːɳəsi\|-\|hi-Varanasi.ogg}}), also known as '''Benares''',<ref>[//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/British_Indian_Empire_1909_Imperial_Gazetteer_of_India.jpg The name that appears on the 1909 version official map of India]</ref> or '''Banaras''' (''Banāras'' {{IPA-hns\|bəˈnaːrəs\|\|hi-Banaras.ogg}}), is a city on the banks of the river [[Ganges]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]], {{convert\|320\|km\|mi\|-1}} south-east of the state capital, [[Lucknow]], and {{convert\|121\|km}} east of [[Allahabad]]. A major religious hub in [[India]], it is the [[Holy city\|holiest]] of the seven sacred cities (''[[Sapta Puri]]'') in [[Hinduism]] and [[Jainism]], and played an important role in the development of [[Buddhism]] and [[Ravidassia]]. Varanasi lies along [[National Highway 19 (India)\|National Highway 2]], and is served by [[Varanasi Junction railway station]] and [[Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport]].		'''Varanasi''' ({{IPA-hns\|ʋaːˈraːɳəsi\|-\|hi-Varanasi.ogg}}), also known as '''Benares''',<ref>[//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/British_Indian_Empire_1909_Imperial_Gazetteer_of_India.jpg The name that appears on the 1909 version official map of India]</ref> or '''Banaras''' (''Banāras'' {{IPA-hns\|bəˈnaːrəs\|\|hi-Banaras.ogg}}), is a city on the banks of the river [[Ganges]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]], {{convert\|320\|km\|mi\|-1}} south-east of the state capital, [[Lucknow]], and {{convert\|121\|km}} east of [[Allahabad]]. A major religious hub in [[India]], it is the [[Holy city\|holiest]] of the seven sacred cities (''[[Sapta Puri]]'') in [[Hinduism]] and [[Jainism]], and played an important role in the development of [[Buddhism]] and [[Ravidassia]]. Varanasi lies along [[National Highway 19 (India)\|National Highway 2]], and is served by [[Varanasi Junction railway station]] and [[Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport]].

			Varanasi grew as an important industrial centre famous for its [[muslin]] and silk fabrics, perfumes, ivory works, and sculpture. [[Buddha]] is believed to have founded Buddhism here around 528 BCE when he gave his first sermon, "[[Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta\|The Setting in Motion of the Wheel of Dharma]]", at nearby [[Sarnath]]. The city's religious importance continued to grow in the 8th century, when [[Adi Shankara]] established the [[Shaivism\|worship of Shiva]] as an official sect of Varanasi. During the Muslim rule through the Middle Ages, the city continued as an important centre of Hindu devotion, pilgrimage, [[mysticism]] and poetry which further contributed to its reputation as a centre of cultural importance and religious education. [[Tulsidas]] wrote his epic poem on [[Rama]]'s life called ''[[Ram Charit Manas]]'' in Varanasi. Several other major figures of the [[Bhakti movement]] were born in Varanasi, including [[Kabir]] and [[Ravidas]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/culture/spirit-kabir-took-ancient-ghats-benares\|title=When the spirit of Kabir took over the ancient ghats of Benares\|date=30 November 2019\|website=The Sunday Guardian Live\|access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref> [[Guru Nanak]] visited Varanasi for [[Maha Shivaratri]] in 1507, a trip that played a large role in the founding of [[Sikhism]].

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| other_name = Kashi Banaras Benares Avimukta Ānandavana Rudravāsa<ref name="Varanasi: About the city">{{cite web|url=http://www.up-tourism.com/destination/varanasi/about.htm|title=Varanasi: About the city|access-date=23 May 2013|publisher=Official website of Uttar Pradesh Tourism|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708043803/http://www.up-tourism.com/destination/varanasi/about.htm|archive-date=8 July 2013}}</ref>
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Ahilya Ghat, Chet Singh Ghat, Munshi Ghat, Ganga [[Aarti]], [[Dashashwamedh Ghat]]
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| leader_name = [[Mridula Jaiswal]]
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| leader_name1 = Deepak Agarwal, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
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| blank2_name = [[Per capita income]]
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| leader_title2 = [[District Magistrate]]
| leader_name2 = Kaushal Raj Sharma, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title3 = [[Inspector General of Police|Inspector General]], Varanasi Range
| leader_name3 = Vijay Singh Meena, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
| leader_name4 = Prabhakar Chaudhary, [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
| leader_title4 = [[Superintendent of Police (India)|Senior Superintendent of Police]]
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'''Varanasi''' ({{IPA-hns|ʋaːˈraːɳəsi|-|hi-Varanasi.ogg}}), also known as '''Benares''',<ref>[//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/British_Indian_Empire_1909_Imperial_Gazetteer_of_India.jpg The name that appears on the 1909 version official map of India]</ref> or '''Banaras''' (''Banāras'' {{IPA-hns|bəˈnaːrəs||hi-Banaras.ogg}}), is a city on the banks of the river [[Ganges]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]], {{convert|320|km|mi|-1}} south-east of the state capital, [[Lucknow]], and {{convert|121|km}} east of [[Allahabad]]. A major religious hub in [[India]], it is the [[Holy city|holiest]] of the seven sacred cities (''[[Sapta Puri]]'') in [[Hinduism]] and [[Jainism]], and played an important role in the development of [[Buddhism]] and [[Ravidassia]]. Varanasi lies along [[National Highway 19 (India)|National Highway 2]], and is served by [[Varanasi Junction railway station]] and [[Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport]].