Manikarnika Ghat, the main burning ghat, is the most auspicious place for a Hindu to be cremated. De
Sarnath is a city located 13 kilometres north-east of Varanasi near the confluence of the Ganges and
For a dome with a view, climb this massive, bulbous granary, built by the British army in 1786.
One of the four main pilgrimage sites marking Buddha’s life – the others being Lumbini (Nepal).
Spectacular! The highlight of this modest temple, rebuilt in 1927 and set among extensive lawns and
Rising high out of the earth from where the dying Buddha donated his begging bowl, the enormous Kesa
Between the Buddha Stupa Relic and the Archaeological Museum, a single-lane countryside road winds i
Constructed in 1965, this blazing-white, 40m stupa stands atop the Ratnagiri Hill about 5km south of