Benares
Hindu pilgrimage destination
Benares is the former English name for Varanasi, a city in northern India on the Ganges River.
One of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, it is sacred to Hindus as a place of pilgrimage and cremation: He traveled to Benares to scatter his father's ashes in the Ganges.
The name Varanasi is now standard, though Benares persists in older texts and some traditional contexts.
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- templeSacred worship structure
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- dharmaCosmic moral order
spirituality · devotees · puja · holiness · worship · shrines · mantras · saints
Immersion for cleanliness
- cremationBurning the deceased
- boatsWater vehicles with hulls
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- aartiHindu light ceremony
flow · dawn · dipping · prayers · steps · waterfront · floating · evening
Advanced organized human society
- historyRecord of past events
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
Sanskrit · scriptures · Buddha · dynasties · traditions · chronicles · learning · scholars
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- sarisWrapped South Asian garments
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- brocadeRaised-pattern luxury fabric
- loomsEmerges menacingly, or textile frames
weavers · textiles · embroidery · handloom · gold thread · artisans · fabric · craftsmanship
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- lassiSouth Asian yogurt drink
- sweetsSugary food items
- street foodCasual vendor-sold eats
- kulfiFrozen spiced milk dessert
Kashi
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- templeSacred worship structure
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
dharma · spirituality · devotees · puja · holiness · worship · shrines · mantras · saints · ashrams
bathing
Immersion for cleanliness
aarti · flow · dawn · dipping · prayers · steps · waterfront · floating · evening · ceremony
civilization
Advanced organized human society
antiquity · Sanskrit · scriptures · Buddha · dynasties · traditions · chronicles · learning · scholars · epics
silk
Fine woven insect fiber
- sarisWrapped South Asian garments
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- brocadeRaised-pattern luxury fabric
looms · weavers · textiles · embroidery · handloom · gold thread · artisans · fabric · craftsmanship · patterns
chaat
Savory South Asian street-snack
- lassiSouth Asian yogurt drink
- sweetsSugary food items
- street foodCasual vendor-sold eats
lanes
Parallel traffic divisions
- alleysNarrow passages between buildings
- bazaarsBusy outdoor trading areas
- rickshawsPassenger carts pulled by people
crowds · narrow streets · chaos · vendors · shops · markets · labyrinth · rooftops · courtyards · neighborhoods