Credits

The photographs on this site come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under their free licences. Each is listed with its author, licence and original file.

Changes: every photograph has been resized and colour-graded for this site, and some have been cropped.

Photographs

• The Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath, where the Buddha gave his first sermon

  Dhamek Stupa, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 01 — Paramanu Sarkar · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Crowds of devotees gathered at the ghats for Chhath Puja

  Chhath Puja Varanasi — Coplanar · CC BY 4.0

• St. Mary's Cathedral, the Catholic cathedral of Varanasi

  Saint Mary's Cathedral in Varanasi-1 — David Castor (dcastor) · Public domain

• Rows of oil lamps lit on the ghat steps for Dev Deepawali

  Dev Deepavali at Varanasi DSC04305 12 — Sumita Roy Dutta · CC BY-SA 4.0

• The Alamgir Mosque, Varanasi, against the sky

  Alamgir Mosque, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India (2011) 57777) — Aleksandr Zykov from Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0

• Aarti platforms on a Varanasi ghat at the river's edge

  Ganga ghat.1 — Rituraj Suryawanshi · CC0

• Old fresco of Guru Nanak from the Baoli Sahib at Goindwal, Punjab

  Fresco of Guru Nanak from above the entrance of the Baoli Sahib located in Goindwal — Unknown artist · Public domain

• 18th-century Amber painting of Kabir at his loom

  Painting of Kabir, Amber, ca.1750–1800 — Qa’im Khan Bin Zafar Bahadur · Public domain

• A train coach painted for the 2022 Kashi Tamil Sangamam

  காசி தமிழ் சங்கமம் பயணத்திற்கான தொடருந்து பெட்டி — Arularasan. G · CC BY-SA 4.0

• The sandstone gateway of the Kashi Vishwanath temple complex

  Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple 3 — Gannu03 · CC BY-SA 4.0

• A tazia carried in a Muharram procession in Delhi

  Muharram Delhi — Ramesh Lalwani · CC BY 2.0

• A kadamba tree set up on the riverbank at Tulsi Ghat for Nag Nathaiya

  Varanasi 50a3 - Kadamba tree preparation for Nag Nathaiya festival (23854751418) — juggadery · CC BY-SA 2.0

• Early 19th-century mural of Parshvanath, the 23rd Tirthankara, from a Jain temple in Multan

  Mural depicting the 23rd Tirthankar from Parshvanath Jain Shwetambar temple in Multan, Punjab, circa early 19th century — Unknown muralist(s) · Public domain

• Night scene of the Ramnagar Ramlila with crowds around a lit stage

  Ramnnagar Varanasi Ramlila — Rosehubwiki, Kuber Patel · CC BY-SA 4.0

• A palanquin in clouds of pink gulal on Rangbhari Ekadashi in Varanasi

  Rangbhari ekadashi at Varanasi — Namanvr13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

• The gold-plated doorway of the Guru Ravidas temple at Seer Goverdhanpur

  Entrance through a gold plated door to the Guru Ravidas Temple sanctum, Seer Goverdhanpur, Varanasi — Sandpacks · CC0

• Pilgrims outside the gateway of the Kashi Vishwanath temple

  Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple 4 — Gannu03 · CC BY-SA 4.0

• A Banarasi paan wrapped in silver foil

  Banarasi pan — Sadhikapandey · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Jalebis being fried in a wide pan of hot oil

  Jalebi making process at Old and famous Jalebiwala shop at Chandni Chowk, DelhiIMG 20150401 135811 — Sumita Roy Dutta · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Kachoris with spicy potato sabzi, jalebi and sev

  Kachori Sabzi — Srutiagarwal123 · CC BY-SA 4.0

• A kulhad of lassi topped with fruit at Blue Lassi in the old city

  World's Best Lassi - Blue Lassi - Old City - Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh - India (12498958194) — Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0

• A stack of launglata sweets, each sealed with a clove

  Labangalatika — Marajozkee · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Kulhads of saffron malaiyo topped with pistachio, beside jalebi

  Malaiyo sweet — Sadhikapandey · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Two clay bowls of tamatar chaat topped with coriander

  Tamater Chaat (Tomato Chaat) — Pandey jayesh · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Thandai in clay cups garnished with nuts and saffron

  Thandai (Spiced Indian Milk Drink) — Aparna Balasubramanian · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Wooden boats moored along the ghats at dawn

  Boats at sunrise Ganges River Varanasi Uttar Pradesh Schwiki — Schwiki · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Domes and minarets of the Alamgir Mosque above Panchganga Ghat

  Alamgir Mosque, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India (2011) 62793) — Aleksandr Zykov from Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0

• Sunrise over the Ganga at Assi Ghat

  Assi Ghat on river Ganga — Akarsh Kandpal · CC BY-SA 4.0

• The marble relief map of undivided India inside Bharat Mata Mandir

  Bharat Mata Mandir Varanasi India - panoramio — Hiroki Ogawa · CC BY 3.0

• The Shwetambar Jain temple at Bhelupur

  Bhelupur Shwetambar temple (1) — Pratyk321 · CC BY-SA 4.0

• The tall white shikhara of the New Vishwanath Temple at BHU

  New Vishwanath Temple (BHU) — Heliophilous · CC BY-SA 4.0

• The sandstone fort of Chet Singh Ghat seen from the Ganga

  Chet Singh Ghat, Varanasi, India - October 2014 — Rickard Törnblad · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Sonwa Mandap, a carved pavilion inside Chunar Fort

  Chunar Fort 2 — Rangan Datta Wiki · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Darbhanga Palace strung with lights for Diwali, seen from the Ganga

  Diwali lights at Darbhanga Ghat — Immanuelle · CC BY 4.0

• Dashashwamedh Ghat at dusk before the evening aarti, seen from the Ganga

  Dashashwamedh Ghat, Ganga, Varanasi — Ravi Raj Gupta · CC BY-SA 4.0

• The red Durga temple at Durga Kund

  Varanasi, India - Durga temple, Bhelupur (23430472781) — Juan Antonio Segal from Madrid, Spain · CC BY 2.0

• Takht Sri Patna Sahib in Patna, with its Nishan Sahib (not taken in Varanasi)

  Takht Sri Patna Sahib 02 — Shivamsetu · CC BY-SA 4.0

• A blue Nishan Sahib bearing the Khanda at Baba Phoola Singh di Burj, Amritsar (not taken in Varanasi)

  Nishan Sahib in blue, at Baba Phoola Singh di Burj in Amritsar — Jasleen Kaur from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

• Gold-plated spire of Kashi Vishwanath Temple lit at dusk above the corridor wall, Varanasi

  Kashi vishwanath temple varanasi — AYUSHR697 · CC BY 4.0

• Red-and-white striped steps and the Gauri Kedareshwar temple at Kedar Ghat

  Kedar Ghat 2011 August — Antoine Taveneaux · CC BY-SA 3.0

• The Nepali temple above Lalita Ghat in a 19th-century photograph

  Benares, the Nepalese Temple — Getty Museum Collection · CC0

• Man Mandir palace lit at night above Man Mandir Ghat

  Manmandir ghat -Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh -DSC0001 — Chiranjiviranjan · CC BY-SA 4.0

• The leaning Ratneshwar Mahadev temple beside Manikarnika, seen from the river

  Benares Ganga — Борисов Алексей, Елизавета Лаврентьева · CC BY 3.0

• The spire of the Mulagandha Kuti Vihar temple at Sarnath

  Mulgandh Kutti Vihar Sarnath India - panoramio — Hiroki Ogawa · CC BY 3.0

• The open terraces of Namo Ghat beside the Malviya bridge

  Namo Ghat , Varanasi — Alok3033b · CC BY 4.0

• Stone steps and shrines of Panchganga Ghat rising from the river

  Varanasi (6706153019) — Aleksandr Zykov from Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0

• Sandstone walls of Ramnagar Fort on the east bank of the Ganga

  Ramnagar Fort, Ramnagar, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 03 — Paramanu Sarkar · CC BY-SA 4.0

• White façade of the Guru Ravidas temple at Seer Goverdhanpur

  Guru Ravidas Temple, Seer Goverdhanpur, Varanasi — Sandpacks · CC0

• Entrance to the Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple

  Sankat Mochan Temple in Varanasi (8527226316) — Matt Zimmerman · CC BY 2.0

• The brick and stone drum of the Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath among trees

  Dhamekh Stupa Sarnath India - panoramio — Hiroki Ogawa · CC BY 3.0

• The leaning Ratneshwar Mahadev temple at Scindia Ghat, seen from the river

  Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple, 2019 — Redeemer · CC BY-SA 4.0

• St. Mary's Church in the Cantonment, photographed in 1971

  496a Benares, India 1971 (51310319630) — wilford peloquin · CC BY 2.0

• The steps and painted arches of Tulsi Ghat in the evening

  Tulsi Ghat — Nandanupadhyay · CC BY-SA 3.0

• Marble hall of the Tulsi Manas temple with Ramcharitmanas verses on the walls

  Varanasi 07 - Tulsi Manas mandir (24424161768) — juggadery · CC BY-SA 2.0

• Terminal of Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport

  Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport — Davide Mauro · CC BY-SA 4.0

• The arched façade of Banaras railway station

  Banaras railwaystation 10 — Gannu03 · CC BY-SA 4.0

• The river cruise ship MV Ganga Vilas on the Ganga

  Ganga Vilas — Antara Cruises · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Paved riverfront at Assi Ghat with a row of historic ghats along the Ganga, Varanasi

  Varanasi Assi Ghat — Ankitsingh123 · CC BY-SA 4.0

• The Ganga and the Ramnagar bridge seen from Ramnagar Fort

  The Ganga River and Ramnagar bridge from Ramnagar fort, Vyasa kasi, Varanasi, U.P — K.Venkataramana · CC0

• Name board of the Kasi Tamil Sangamam Express between Kanniyakumari and Banaras

  KASI TAMIL SANGAM EXPRESS — Raybellrich · CC0

• Ganga Dwar, the riverside gateway of the Kashi Vishwanath corridor

  Ganga Dwar, Gateway of Corridor of Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi — Ashvin Kaitabhya , clicked by Abhishek Pandey · CC BY-SA 4.0

• The giant folded-hands sculptures at Namo Ghat

  Namo Ghat — Bimalsaha25 · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Excavated brick monastery ruins at Sarnath

  Archaeological ruins at Sarnath WLM22-01573 — Schwiki · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Varanasi Junction (Cantt) station lit up at night

  वाराणसी जंक्शन — कृष्ण कान्त शर्मा · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Streetlights along the Varanasi Ring Road at night

  Varanasi Ring Road Phase 1 — Monsieurupanshu · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Urban ropeway gondola and tower in La Paz, Bolivia (illustrative)

  Línea Roja de Mi Teleférico en La Paz, Bolivia — EEJCC · CC BY-SA 4.0

• Wooden boats moored at the ghat steps as the sun rises over the Ganga, Varanasi

  Boats at sunrise Ganges River Varanasi Uttar Pradesh Schwiki — Schwiki · CC BY-SA 4.0

• The evening Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat seen from across the crowd

  Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat 67 — Goutam1962 · CC BY-SA 4.0

• A cow walks down a narrow stone-paved lane in old Varanasi

  Gali in Varanasi, India (16100253574) — Jan Bockaert · CC BY-SA 2.0

Maps, type and data

• Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); map rendered with Leaflet.
• Typefaces: Cormorant Garamond, Inter, Tiro Devanagari Hindi and the Noto family, under the SIL Open Font License.
• Place, project and festival facts cite their sources on each card; project statuses are re-checked and dated.

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