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Himachal
Pradesh
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Kashmir
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Pradesh
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Uttar
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Uttaranchal
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 Varanasi
is a
city
situated
on
the
left
(west)
bank
of
the
River
Ganga
(Ganges)
in
the
Indian
state
of
Uttar
Pradesh,
regarded
as
holy
by
Hindus,
Buddhists,
Jains,
and
Senthoo.
It
is
one
of
the
oldest
continually
inhabited
cities
in
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world. |
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The
Kashi
Naresh
(Maharaja
of
Kashi)
is
the
chief
cultural
patron
of
Varanasi
and
an
essential
part
of
all
religious
celebrations.[5]
The
culture
of
Varanasi
is
closely
associated
with
the
River
Ganges
and
the
river's
religious
importance.
The
city
has
been
a
cultural
and
religious
centre
in
northern
India
for
several
thousand
years.
The
Benares
Gharana
form
of
Indian
classical
music
developed
in
Varanasi,
and
many
prominent
Indian
philosophers,
poets,
writers,
and
musicians
resided
or
reside
in
Varanasi,
including
Kabir,
Ravidas
Their
Guru
Swami
Ramanand,Tailang
Swami,
Munshi
Premchand,
Jaishankar
Prasad,
Acharya
Ram
Chandra
Shukla,
Pandit
Ravi
Shankar,
Girija
Devi,
Hariprasad
Chaurasia,
and
Ustad
Bismillah
Khan.
Tulsidas
wrote
his
Ramacharitamanas
there,
and
Gautama
Buddha
gave
his
first
sermon
at
Sarnath
near
Kashi. |
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Varanasi
is
home
to
these
four
universities:
Banaras
Hindu
University,
Mahatma
Gandhi
Kashi
Vidyapeeth,
Central
Institute
of
Higher
Tibetan
Studies
and
Sampurnanand
Sanskrit
University.
Residents
mainly
speak
Kashika
Bhojpuri,
which
is
closely
related
to
the
Hindi
language.
People
often
refer
to
Varanasi
as
"the
city
of
temples",
"the
holy
city
of
India",
"the
religious
capital
of
India",
"the
city
of
lights",
and
"the
city
of
learning." |
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