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followings lines may help you to understand the importance of Varanasi(Benares)
"According to legend, Varanasi was founded by the god Shiva"
In 1897, author Mark Twain said of Varanasi, "Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together."
"Archaeological evidence of the earliest known settlements in the vicinity of Varanasi...
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suggest that such urban settlement of the area began ca. 2000 BCE,[12] placing Varanasi among the world's oldest continually inhabited cities according to Kenneth Fletcher."
Varanasi has been a cultural centre of North India for several thousand years, and is closely associated with the Ganges.
my dear friend even budhha choose benaras for his first sermon at the holy place named Sarnath.
also varanasi is known as "bharat ratan" city.. a city that has produced five Bharat Ratnas....
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bhai meray benars kya h yh maiany Frankfurt mai jana tha when a firangi couple came to me and asked where r u from and when i said India then they asked which city i said varanasi nd dt was the happiest moment for me when he said ohh u r from benars and he told me lots of things about benars even he never visited the city buddy...so avoid to drag benars in your comparison...u have 2MPs and 9MLAs asked them to raise your concern in parliament and assembly house.