Banaras City

Banaras Varanasi Kashi

Varanasi is a holiest and Hindu religion city.Varanasi is the oldest living citties in the all over worlds.Varanasi is known as "mandiro ka shahar" so meets all streat and roads on tample.Varanasi is oldest name kashi, Varanasi is the main city while the boundary of kashi is delimited by the Panchakroshi Road extending from Asi ghat and circling around to the confluense of the Ganges and the varuna river. shiva resides everywhere,and to bathe in the water of the holy Ganges river is an honer that every Hindu hase to complete at least once in the lifetime.

Kedara Ghat in the south and ends at Trilochana Ghat. Most important of all is Antargriha, the "Inner Sanctum" around the Vishwanatha Temple, which encompasses Dashashwamedha Ghat Varanasi bourn to missionary any priest as tulsi das, ramnand swami,kabir,
Dead bodies are cremated along the banks, the ashes tossed into the holy water. Dying on the Ganges frees Hindus from the cycle of reincarnation and sends them straight to NIRVANA - everyone wants to die in Varanasi. Buddha preached his first sermon; the "City of Light" is also called Kashika, "the shining one", referring to the light of Shiva. Another epithet, Avimukta, meaning "Never Forsaken", refers to the city that Shiva never deserted, or that one should never leave. Further alternatives include Anandavana, the "forest of bliss", and Rudravasa, the place where Shiva (Rudra) resides.Temporarily banished during the rule of the great king Divodasa, Shiva sent Brahma and Vishnu as his emissaries, but ultimately returned to his rightful abode protected by his loyal attendants Kalabhairav and Dandapani. Over 350 gods and goddesses, including a protective ring of Ganeshaa form a mandala or sacred pattern with Shiva Vishwanatha at its centre.

Banaras is situated on the west bank of the holiest of all Indian rivers, the Ganga or Ganges. The relationship between the sacred river and the city is the essence of Varanasi the land of sacred light'. The Ganga is believed to have flown from heaven to wash away the worldly sins of the human race of mortal's . The life and activities in the city centre around the holy river. Life on the banks of the Ganga begins before dawn when thousands of pilgrims-men, women and children - come down to the river to wait for the rising sun when immersion in the sacred river will cleanse them of their sufferings and wash their sins away. Banaras silk sari or shawl is traditionally a single colored textile with motifs and patterns woven in gold or silver threads. The technique is intricate, the procedure complex and demands great expertise . As the warp and the weft are interwoven on the loom, small , often minute shuttles with gold thread are introduced to form the motif. When the design of the motif is completed, a knot is made and the gold thread cut. The weaving continues until the next design. The smaller the motif or the more intricate the design, the more complex the weaving skills required.
Silk weaving in Banaras is a cottage industry and in many areas of the city, especially the Muslim quarters, oBanasne can see looms at work all day. Entire families are involved, Children often pick up the art from the elders at an early age. There are shops in Banaras, and throughout India, that sell these fine silk fabrics.