Kashi Yatra (Varanasi)

Kashi, the city of Lord Shiva on the Ganga, is the holiest of the seven sacred cities. Pilgrims come for darshan of the Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga, the evening Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat, a dawn boat past the burning ghats of Manikarnika, and the temples of Annapurna, Kaal Bhairav and Sankat Mochan.

Many families combine Kashi with Prayagraj and Gaya, the tristhali of ancestral rites, or follow the Tamil tradition of beginning at Rameswaram and bringing Ganga water back to it. We book darshan, boats and pandas, choose hotels close to the ghats and keep the walking within reach of elders.