Golden Triangle tour with Varanasi And Khajuraho Golden Triangle destinations of Delhi, Jaipur and Agra offer a variety of travel experiences and when the itinerary is combined with Perhaps the holiest of India's cities, Varanasi it becomes a best seller. Varanasi - A highly congested maze of narrow alleys winds behind its waterfront Ghats, at once highly sacred yet physically often far from clean. As an image, an idea and a symbol of Hinduism's central realities, the city draws pilgrims from around the world, to worship, to meditate, and above all to bathe. It is a place to be born and a place to die, in the cold mists of a winter's dawn; you can see life and death laid bare. For an outside observe it can be an uncomfortable, albeit unfishable experience, juxtaposing the inner philosophical mysteries of Hinduism with the practical complications of living literally and metaphorically on the edge. More holy place surrounded Varanasi; Sarnath, one of Buddhism's major centers, Jaunpur, a city with a strong Islamic history, and Allahabad, a sacred place for Hindus due to its position at the confluence of the Ganja and Yamuna River. Varanasi Tours The riverside city, and the focus for most tourist and pilgrims, extends from Raj Ghats in the north to Assi Ghats in the south. At dawn the riverbank's stone step begins to hum with activity. Early risers immerse themselves in the water as they face the rising sun, boatmen wait expectantly on the waterside, pilgrimage flock to the temples, flowers sellers do brisk business, and astrologers prepare to read palms and horoscope while families carry the dead to their last rites by the holy river. A few steps away from the Ghats, motorbikes speed through the lanes past wandering sadhus, hopeful baggers, curious visitors and wandering cows, while packs of stray dogs scavenge among the piles of rubbish.