Neha
Visited: 25. 05. 2007
Last Sunday I had to go to Varanasi from
Delhi for some piece of work. After I got through my work, it was almost half day left for me to have a look at the place. I asked few people about the places which Uttar Pradesh is famous for and to my utter surprise most of the people have the common viewpoint. The place, that I was been told about is
Haridwar and
Varanasi. Due to limitation of time I thought of going to Varanasi. It was when I reached there I came to know about the beauty and serenity of the place. Seriously Varanasi has such beautiful temples and perhaps one of the biggest temples in Uttar Pradesh and it spreads on a large area and were built by the ancient rulers.
A temple is a
pilgrimage destination and has many divisions, which means that it is not meant for a single God or Goddess. After seeing the panoramic ghats of Varanasi I was inclined towards spending the rest of my life there. Then I understood why people want to die on this holy land. The
spiritual ambiance was so exhilarating that I felt nostalgic and spent an entire evening just looking at priests preforming rituals. Next morning I decided to take up a leisure activity of boating in one of the ghats, as I has read in one of the sites on internet. Carrying a city guide in my hands I looked around for heritage while enjoying a ride. I spent the entire day shopping for religious stuff and next morning headed for home.
While in Varanasi, I was also advised to take the
golden tour to
Agra along with
Jaipur that lies very close to Uttar Pradesh. I was pretty occupied by the beauty, peace and veracity and I hope to visit this state again, sooner or later.
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