Varanasi: one of the oldest living city on earth

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Banaras, Kashi or Varanasi is the ancient city in India. It is the center point of knowledge and education from the ancient times. Varanasi attracts people from around the world to get the knowledge. Varanasi has temples on every street, according to Hindus, Varanasi is the geographical center point of the whole universe. Kashi Vishwanath temple provides the unique identity to the city. After living the whole of their materialistic life people come to Varanasi to seek spiritual healing of their soul. Varanasi is not only the home for Hindus but also a large number of Muslim population resides there, they are mostly weavers and famous for Banararsi Sarees. Varanasi is also famous for its music and dance as Banaras Gharana. Famous Shehnai player Ustad Bismillah Khan belongs to Varanasi. This