One of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities and the spiritual capital of India, ghats, Sanskrit learning, the Banaras gharana of music, and Banarasi silk. [Atlas]
IdentityHistory & character
A seat of learning for over two millennia and home to Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi nurtured the poet-saints Kabir and Tulsidas (who composed the Ramcharitmanas here), the Banaras gharana of Hindustani music, and masters including Ustad Bismillah Khan, Pandit Ravi Shankar and Girija Devi.
Atlas Data CoverageWhat the Atlas documents for Varanasi
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The Cultural WebEntities anchored in Varanasi
Festivals (1)
Funding & Creative EconomyWho backs culture here
Cultural exports
Banarasi silk sarees · Banaras gharana & thumri · Ganga Aarti · The legacy of Bismillah Khan · Ravi Shankar · Girija Devi · Kabir & Tulsidas
