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Varanasi is famous for its Ghats. The ghats are made in steps of stone slabs along the river bank where pilgrims perform ritual ablutions. Varanasi has more than 80 Ghats including Dashashwamedh Ghat, the Manikarnika Ghat, the Panchganga Ghat, and the Harishchandra Ghat. A morning and an evening boat ride on the Ganges across the ghats is a popular tourist attraction.

Varanasi is famous for housing several temples. The temples in Varanasi have great religious and historical importance. There are many temples, erected at different times throughout the history of Varanasi. The most popular temples are Kashi Vishwanath Temple of Shiva, the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple, and the Durga Temple.

Sarnath is the place where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, and where the Buddhist Sangha came into existence through the enlightenment of Kondanna. After attaining enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, Buddha came to Sarnath, where he delivered his first sermon, or in religious language, set in motion the wheel of Law (maha- Dharmachakra Pravartan). On the day before his death, Buddha included Sarnath along with Lumbini, Bodh Gaya and Kushinagar as the four places he thought to be sacred to his followers.

The Ramnagar Fort is located near the Ganges River on its eastern bank, opposite to the Tulsi Ghat. It is the ancestral home of the Maharaja of Banaras. Maharaja Balwant Singh built this fort-palace in the eighteenth century. The fort is built in red sandstone. The Ramnagar fort has a temple and a museum within the grounds and the temple is dedicated to Ved Vyasa, who wrote Mahabharata, the great Indian epic. The fort houses a museum displaying the Royal collection which includes vintage Cars, Royal palkies, an armory of swords and old guns, ivory work and antique clocks.