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    Varanasi, also known as Benares, is an important religious city in India located on the banks of the Ganges river. It is considered the holiest of seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism, and also played an important role in the development of Buddhism. The city grew as an industrial center producing muslin, silk, perfumes and ivory works. Buddha is believed to have given his first sermon in Varanasi establishing the teachings of Buddhism. Its religious importance continued to grow when Adi Shankara established Shiva worship in the 8th century, and it remained an important pilgrimage site through the Middle Ages.

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    Varanasi, also known as Benares, is an important religious city in India located on the banks of the Ganges river. It is considered the holiest of seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism, and also played an important role in the development of Buddhism. The city grew as an industrial center producing muslin, silk, perfumes and ivory works. Buddha is believed to have given his first sermon in Varanasi establishing the teachings of Buddhism. Its religious importance continued to grow when Adi Shankara established Shiva worship in the 8th century, and it remained an important pilgrimage site through the Middle Ages.

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    Varanasi, also known as Benares, is an important religious city in India located on the banks of the Ganges river. It is considered the holiest of seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism, and also played an important role in the development of Buddhism. The city grew as an industrial center producing muslin, silk, perfumes and ivory works. Buddha is believed to have given his first sermon in Varanasi establishing the teachings of Buddhism. Its religious importance continued to grow when Adi Shankara established Shiva worship in the 8th century, and it remained an important pilgrimage site through the Middle Ages.

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    Varanasi, also known as Benares, is an important religious city in India located on the banks of the Ganges river. It is considered the holiest of seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism, and also played an important role in the development of Buddhism. The city grew as an industrial center producing muslin, silk, perfumes and ivory works. Buddha is believed to have given his first sermon in Varanasi establishing the teachings of Buddhism. Its religious importance continued to grow when Adi Shankara established Shiva worship in the 8th century, and it remained an important pilgrimage site through the Middle Ages.

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    Varanasi (Hindustani pronunciation: [ʋaːˈraːɳəsi] (

    listen)), also known


    as Benares,[9] Banaras (Banāras [bəˈnaːrəs] (
    listen)), or Kashi (Kāśī [ˈkaːʃi] ( listen)), is a city on
    the banks of the river Ganges in Uttar
    Pradesh, India, 320 kilometres (200 mi) south-east
    of the state capital, Lucknow, and 121 kilometres
    (75 mi) east of Allahabad. A major religious hub
    in India, it is the holiest of the seven sacred cities
    (Sapta Puri) in Hinduism and Jainism, and played an
    important role in the development
    of Buddhism and Ravidassia. Varanasi lies
    along National Highway 2, and is served
    by Varanasi Junction railway station and Lal
    Bahadur Shastri International Airport.
    Varanasi grew as an important industrial centre
    famous for its muslin and silk fabrics, perfumes,
    ivory works, and sculpture. Buddha is believed to
    have founded Buddhism here around 528 BCE
    when he gave his first sermon, "The Setting in
    Motion of the Wheel of Dharma", at nearby Sarnath.
    The city's religious importance continued to grow in
    the 8th century, when Adi Shankara established
    the worship of Shiva as an official sect of Varanasi.
    During the Muslim rule through the Middle Ages, the
    city continued as an important centre of Hindu
    devotion, pilgrimage, mysticism and poetry which
    further contributed to its reputation as a centre of
    cultural importance and religious
    education. Tulsidas wrote his epic poem on Rama's
    life called Ram Charit Manas in Varanasi. Several
    other major figures of the Bhakti movement were
    born in Varanasi,
    including Kabir and Ravidas.[10] Guru Nanak visited
    Varanasi for Maha Shivaratri in 1507, a trip that
    played a large role in the founding of Sikhism.

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