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Varanasi Pilgrim |
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The
oldest living city in the world, Varanasi
is the ultimate destination of all
Hindu pilgrims searching for moksha
from the cycle of birth and re-birth.
It is held sacred for being the home
of Lord Shiva and Parvati as also
the presence of the mighty river,
Ganges that in Varanasi is said to
have the power to wash away the sins
of mortals. No one knows when Varanasi
was found, a city whose status as
the foremost place of Hindu pilgrimage
cannot be questioned. |
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 Located
in the modern-day state of Uttar Pradesh,
in the Uttaranchal region, its beginnings
are lost in the mists of time. However,
it is said that Shiva and Parvati
were its first citizens. Ganga (the
Ganges) the 'River of Life', is said
to have acquired the boon to wash
away the sins of the human race, when
it flowed from the tresses of Lord
Shiva. And Varanasi is the place where
she turns into the mighty river. Hundreds
and thousands of pilgrims flock to
this eternal city to expiate their
sins. |
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 Varanasi
derives its present name from the
two tributaries of the Ganga - Varuna
and Asi - between which it is situated.
According to historians, the city
was founded around ten centuries before
the birth of Christ. The city finds
mention in holy scriptures like 'Vamana
Purana', Buddhist texts and the 'Mahabharata'.
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