The beautiful city of Varanasi is located  an hour flight east of Delhi and lays claim to being one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world (of course if you check out wikipedia, then you’ll find various cities also cite this!).

What does the city say about itself?  The following is taken from the official Varanasi webpage:

Varanasi is the City  Of  Light

Varanasi is the City of ” LORD SHIVA”

Varanasi  is a Religious and Spiritual  City

Varanasi is a City of Ghats of Holy Ganges

Varanasi is a City Of  Temples Ashrams & Muths

Varanasi is rich in Arts, Music, Dance & Literature

Varanasi is a centre for studying Astrology, Sanskrit, Yoga, Ayurveda

Varanasi is famous for Banarasi Saree,Handicrafts, Jari Work, Wooden items