Hotel Taj Ganges, Varanasi
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Services & Facilities : 
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Swimming Pool
¤ Beauty Parlour for Ladies
¤ Travel Desk
¤ Shopping Arcade
¤ Currency Exchange
¤ Safe
Deposit Lockers
¤ Doctor on Call
¤ Tennis Court
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Jogging Track
¤ Palmist
¤ Bird Watching
¤ Yoga
& Massage facility
Recreation
& Leisure : ¤ Swimming Pool
¤ Tennis Court
¤ Jogging Track
¤ Palmist
¤ Bird Watching
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Yoga & Massage Facilities
Places
of Interest : River Front (Ghats): The Ghats of
Varanasi truly embody the real essence of this timeless city. As the first
rays of the sun set the gently flowing Ganga afire, thousands of devout take
the ceremonial dip and the Ghats come alive to people from all walks of life
.
Each performing rituals the way they were done, centuries ago. To a visitor
it is a charming preview into the character of a holy city, unchanged,
unspoiled by the vagaries of time.
Gyanvapi Mosque: Gyanvapi
Mosque was built by Emperor Aurangzeb adjacent to the Vishwanath temple.
Durga Temple: Dedicated to Durga, the goddess of
power, it is one of the most important temples in the city. Constructed
during the 18th century in Nagara style of temple architecture, its shikhara
or spire is formed of small shikharas, one atop the other.
Bharat
Mata Temple: A novel temple dedicated to Mother India, which,
instead of the customary gods and goddesses, houses one of the most perfect
relief maps of India carved out of marble. The temple was gifted by the
nationalists Babu Shiv Prasad Gupta and Shri Durga Prasad Khatri, leading
numismatists and antiquarians. Starting with five at the base, they converge
into one at the top, symbolizing that this world of five elements has
ultimately to merge with the Supreme (The Brahma).
The Kashi
Vishwanath Temple: It is a gold spiraled temple rebuilt in 1776
A.D. by Rani Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore and dedicated to Lord Shiva. The
gold spire is covered with a ton of gold plating donated by Maharaja Ranjit
Singh of Punjab in 1835. A.D. It is popularly known as the Golden Temple.
Tulsi Manas Temple: Constructed in 1964 by a philanthropist family
of Varanasim this temple is dedicated to Lord Ram. The temple is situated at
the place where the great seer of the medieval ages, Goswami Tulsidas lived
and composed the epic poem ' Ramcharitmanas' expounding the history and
deeds of Lord Ram.
New Vishwanath Temple: Situated in
the premises of Banaras Hindu University, it is managed by the reputed
industrialists - the Birla family. Annapurna Temple: Situated in Vishwanath
Lane, this temple has an idol of goddess
Annapurna. Manmandir:
An observatory made by Raja Mansingh of Jaipur Bharat Kala Bhawan:
Inside Banaras Hindu University. Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Alamgir
Mosque: Popularly known as 'Beni Madhav Ka Darera', it was built by
emperor Aurangzeb.
Sarnath: Emperor Ashoka built a
stupa in 2nd century B.C. to commemorate the spot where Lord Buddha preached
his first sermon to public in 450 B.C.
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