Uttar PradeshVaranasi
Dawn boat rides, ancient ghats and legendary street food.
A practical travel guide to Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh — when to go, how long to stay and what not to miss. Detailed itineraries are on the way.
Uttar PradeshReading on Varanasi
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Eating in Varanasi: From Kachori to Malaiyo
Morning kachori-sabzi, tomato chaat found nowhere else, clay-cup lassi and a winter-only milk foam set by dew. How to eat your way through Banaras.
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Sunrise on the Varanasi Ghats
How to do the dawn boat properly, what to do with the rest of the day, and how to behave at the two ghats where people are being cremated.