ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ

ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱥᱤ ᱵᱚᱱᱟᱨᱟᱥ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨᱟᱥ ᱟᱵᱷᱤᱢᱩᱠᱛᱟ ᱟᱱᱟᱱᱫᱟᱵᱟᱱᱟ ᱨᱩᱰᱨᱚᱵᱷᱥᱟ
ᱢᱮᱴᱨᱚᱯᱤᱥ
Left to Right, Top to Bottom: Ahilya Ghat, Chet Singh Ghat, Kedar Ghat, Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Ganges River bank along Varanasi, Man offering prayers to the river Ganga, Dashashwamedh Ghat
ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ: The spiritual capital of India
ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ Location in Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates: 25°19′08″N 83°00′46″E
ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ	ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ
ᱯᱚᱱᱚᱛ	ᱩᱛᱚᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱮᱥ
ᱠᱷᱚᱸᱰ	ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱸᱰ
ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ	ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ
ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨ
• ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ	ᱱᱚᱜᱚᱨ ᱱᱤᱜᱟᱢ
• ᱪᱟᱪᱞᱟᱣ	ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ ᱱᱚᱜᱚᱨ ᱱᱤᱜᱟᱢ
• ᱢᱮᱭᱟᱨ	Mridula Jaiswal (BJP)
• Divisional Commissioner	Deepak Agarwal, IAS
• District Magistrate	Kaushal Raj Sharma, IAS
• Inspector General, Varanasi Range	Vijay Singh Meena, IPS
• Senior Superintendent of Police	Prabhakar Chaudhary, IPS
ᱮᱨᱤᱭᱟ
• ᱢᱮᱴᱨᱚᱯᱤᱥ	163.8 ᱠᱤᱢᱤ২ (63.2 ᱜᱟᱺᱴ ᱢᱟᱭᱤᱞ)
ᱩᱥᱩᱞ	80.71 ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ (264.80 ᱯᱷᱩᱴ)
ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱟ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ	(᱒᱐᱑᱑)
• ᱢᱮᱴᱨᱚᱯᱤᱥ	᱑,᱒᱐᱑,᱘᱑᱕
• ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱲ ᱮᱞ	᱓᱐ ᱟᱱᱟᱜ
• ᱰᱮᱱᱥᱤᱴᱤ	7300/ᱠᱤᱢᱤ2 (19000/ᱜᱟᱺᱴ ᱢᱟᱹᱭᱤᱞ)
• ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱱᱟᱜᱟᱨ	᱑,᱔᱓᱒,᱒᱘᱐ (᱓᱒ ᱟᱱᱟᱜ)
ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ
• ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ	ᱦᱤᱱᱫᱤ
• ᱫᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ	ᱩᱨᱫᱩ
• ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟᱹᱨᱤ	ᱵᱷᱚᱡᱽᱯᱩᱨᱤ
IST (UTC+5:30)
ᱯᱤᱱ ᱠᱳᱰ	221 001 to** (** area code)
ᱴᱮᱞᱤᱯᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱳᱰ	0542
ᱜᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱨᱤᱡᱤᱥᱴᱨᱤ	UP 65
GDP	$3.07 billion (2016–17)
Per capita income	INR 1,93 616
ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱝ ᱡᱟᱹᱱᱤ	᱐.᱙᱒᱖ (᱒᱐᱑᱑) ♂/♀
ᱥᱮᱪᱮᱫ (᱒᱐᱑᱑)	᱘᱐.᱓᱑%
HDI	0.645
ᱣᱮᱵᱽᱥᱟᱭᱤᱴ	varanasi.nic.in

ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ, ᱚᱠᱟ ᱵᱚᱱᱟᱨᱟᱥ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱵᱟᱰᱟᱭᱚᱜᱼᱟ, ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨᱟᱥ, ᱟᱨᱵᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱥᱤ, ᱩᱛᱚᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱮᱥ, ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱨᱮ ᱜᱟᱝᱱᱟᱹᱭ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱮ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱯᱚᱱᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱜᱟᱲ ᱞᱚᱠᱱᱚᱣ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱮᱛᱚᱢᱼᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱨᱮ ᱓᱒᱐ ᱠᱤᱞᱚᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ (᱒᱐᱐ ᱢᱤᱞ) ᱟᱨ ᱟᱞᱞᱟᱦᱟᱵᱟᱫᱽ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱒᱑᱒ ᱠᱤᱞᱚᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ (᱗᱕ ᱢᱤᱞ) ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱝ ᱢᱩᱬ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱢᱤᱠ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ, ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱦᱤᱱᱫᱩ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱳᱭᱱᱳ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱚᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱮᱭᱟᱭ ᱯᱚᱵᱤᱛᱨᱚ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱨ (ᱥᱟᱯᱛᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱤ) ᱨᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱯᱚᱵᱤᱛᱨᱚ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱵᱩᱫᱫᱷᱚ ᱫᱷᱚᱨᱚᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱚᱵᱤᱫᱟᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱟᱜ ᱩᱴᱷᱱᱟᱹᱣ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱣ ᱠᱮᱫᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱰᱟᱦᱟᱨ ᱒ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ ᱡᱚᱸᱠᱥᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱞ ᱵᱟᱦᱟᱫᱩᱨ ᱥᱟᱥᱛᱨᱤ ᱡᱮᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱩᱰᱟᱹᱱ ᱰᱟᱹᱦᱤ ᱤᱫᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱮᱵᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾

ᱚᱛᱱᱚᱜ

ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ ᱘᱐.᱗᱑ ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ (᱒᱖᱔.᱘ ᱯᱷᱤᱴ) ᱩᱥᱩᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱱᱚᱛ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱥᱮᱦᱮᱫ ᱨᱮ, ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱑᱕ ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ (᱕᱐ ᱯᱷᱤᱴ) ᱟᱨ ᱒᱑ ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ (᱗᱐ ᱯᱷᱤᱴ) ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱾ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱨ ᱵᱟᱨᱚᱬᱟᱥᱤ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱮᱰᱠᱩᱣᱟᱴᱚᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱥᱚᱲᱚᱠ ᱰᱟᱦᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ, ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱫᱤᱞᱞᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱗᱙᱗ ᱠᱤᱞᱚᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ (᱔᱙᱕ ᱢᱤᱞ), ᱮᱛᱚᱢᱼᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱨᱮ ᱓᱒᱐ ᱠᱤᱞᱚᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ (᱒᱐᱐ ᱢᱤᱞ), ᱞᱚᱠᱱᱚᱣ ᱮᱛᱚᱢᱼᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱨᱮ, ᱑᱒᱑ ᱠᱤᱞᱚᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ (᱗᱕ ᱢᱤᱞ) ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱞᱞᱟᱦᱟᱵᱟᱫᱽ ᱖᱓ ᱠᱤᱞᱚᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ (᱓᱙ ᱢᱤᱞ) ᱟᱨ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱳᱱᱯᱩᱨ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ "ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ ᱥᱚᱦᱨᱤ ᱜᱩᱴ" ᱼ ᱮᱭᱟᱭ ᱥᱚᱦᱨᱤ ᱥᱟᱵᱽᱼᱭᱩᱱᱤᱴ (sub-units ) ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱜᱩᱴ ᱼ ᱑᱑᱒.᱒᱖ ᱜᱟᱺᱴ ᱠᱤᱞᱚᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ (᱔᱓.᱓᱔ ᱜᱟᱺᱴ ᱢᱤᱞ) ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱫᱟᱯᱟᱞ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱩᱨᱥᱩᱯᱩᱨ ᱮᱞᱟᱠᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱚᱫᱟᱢᱯᱩᱨᱟ, ᱟᱱᱚᱱᱫᱽᱵᱟᱜᱽ, ᱵᱚᱪᱪᱚᱱ, ᱵᱟᱸᱜᱟᱞᱤ ᱴᱚᱞᱟ, ᱵᱷᱮᱯᱯᱩᱨᱟ, ᱵᱩᱞᱟᱱᱟᱞᱟ, ᱪᱮᱭᱛᱜᱚᱸᱡᱽ, ᱠᱚᱣᱠᱟᱜᱷᱟᱴ, ᱪᱚᱣᱠ ᱫᱷᱩᱯᱽᱟᱸᱰᱤ, ᱰᱩᱢᱨᱟᱝᱦ, ᱜᱟᱱᱫᱷᱤᱱᱚᱜᱚᱨ, ᱜᱚᱣᱛᱟᱢ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱨ, ᱡᱮᱛᱯᱩᱨᱟ, ᱠᱟᱭᱞᱟᱥᱯᱩᱨ, ᱠᱷᱚᱢ ᱜᱟᱲ ᱞᱷᱟᱱ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱾ ᱠᱚᱛᱣᱟᱞᱤ, ᱞᱚᱝᱠᱟ ᱢᱚᱸᱰᱩᱣᱟᱰᱤᱦ, ᱞᱚᱠᱥᱟ, ᱢᱚᱦᱮᱥᱯᱩᱨ, ᱢᱚᱦᱢᱩᱨᱜᱚᱸᱡᱽ, ᱢᱚᱞᱤᱵᱟᱜᱽ, ᱱᱟᱜᱽᱣᱟᱨ ᱱᱟᱭᱯᱚᱠᱷᱨᱤ, ᱥᱤᱵᱽᱞᱟ, ᱥᱤᱫᱫᱷᱤᱜᱤᱨᱤᱵᱟᱜᱽ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱜᱚᱨᱟ ᱾

ᱦᱚᱲ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ

᱒᱐᱑᱑ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ ᱥᱚᱦᱨᱤ ᱜᱩᱴ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱮᱞ ᱑᱔,᱓᱕,᱑᱑᱓ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱠᱟᱨᱮ ᱗᱖᱑,᱐᱖᱐ ᱠᱚᱲᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱖᱗᱔,᱐᱕᱓ ᱛᱤᱨᱞᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾

᱒᱐᱐᱑ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ ᱥᱚᱦᱨᱤ ᱜᱩᱴ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱮᱞ ᱑᱓,᱗᱑,᱗᱔᱙ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱠᱟᱨᱮ ᱜᱚᱴᱟ ᱑,᱐᱐᱐ ᱠᱚᱲᱧ ᱨᱮ ᱘᱗᱙ ᱛᱤᱨᱞᱟᱹ ᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱝ ᱡᱟᱹᱱᱤ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱟᱫᱚ, ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ ᱱᱚᱜᱚᱨ ᱱᱤᱜᱟᱢ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱨᱤᱱ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱮᱞ ᱑,᱑᱐᱐,᱗᱔᱘ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ ᱜᱚᱴᱟ ᱑᱐᱐᱐ ᱠᱚᱲᱟ ᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱘᱘᱓ ᱛᱤᱨᱞᱟᱹ ᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱝ ᱡᱟᱹᱱᱤ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱾ ᱥᱚᱦᱨᱤ ᱜᱩᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱪᱮᱫ ᱫᱚᱨ ᱗᱗% ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱟᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱜᱚᱨ ᱱᱤᱜᱟᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱗᱘% ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱜᱚᱨ ᱯᱟᱞᱤᱠᱟ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱑᱓᱘,᱐᱐᱐ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱚᱡᱽᱨᱟ ᱠᱚᱞᱚᱱᱤ ᱨᱮᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾

ᱥᱟᱹᱠᱷᱭᱟᱹᱛ

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ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱡᱚᱱᱚᱲ

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• State Government Tourism Website
• ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱬᱚᱥᱤ at Curlie
• Banaras Bibliography at the Südasien-Institut, Heidelberg University