Varanasi is said to be the oldest surviving city of the world. #Varanasi is also called as #Kashi or #Benaras. Being the most venerated pilgrim place in #HinduReligion, Varanasi is said to be a museum of temples. Also called the city of temples, Varanasi is home to about 2,000 temples. People from all parts of India as well as the world come to Varanasi to visit these temples, making the holy temples of Varanasi amongst the most visited temples in India. Many important and famous temples are located at #GangaGhats (river front), adding to the religious value of the holy river, #Ganges. Most of the temples that are located on the Ganga Ghats are old and date back to the medieval period. According to legends the first Siva #Jyotirlinga, the fiery pillar of light, came through the earth here and flared into the sky. Therefore Varanasi is also called Kashi, "#theCityofLight." The #KashiVishwanathTemple, located near #TheGangaGhats, is the most famous and important temple of Varanasi. In this temple resides the guardian of the holy city, #LordShiva. Other important temples of Varanasi are the new #VishwanathTemple, the #SankatMochanTemple, the #DurgaTemple, the #KalBhairavTemple and the #MritunjayaTemple. https://www.instagram.com/p/BwMHfgxpq2n/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r6j4ufagvfu0