Image Credits

All Varanasi place imagery on this site is sourced from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons or Public Domain licenses. Original photographers retain the rights credited below.

Homepage hero — Boats at sunrise on the Ganges

Photographer: Schwiki  ·  License: CC BY-SA 4.0  ·  Source on Wikimedia Commons

Ganga Aarti CTA — Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat

Photographer: Saaremees  ·  License: CC BY-SA 4.0  ·  Source on Wikimedia Commons

Itinerary hero — Ghats and Hindu rituals

Photographer: Goutam1962  ·  License: CC BY-SA 4.0  ·  Source on Wikimedia Commons

Assi Ghat — Morning aarti

Photographer: Anonymous  ·  License: CC0 1.0 Public Domain  ·  Source on Wikimedia Commons

Dashashwamedh Ghat — Aerial view

Photographer: Saaremees  ·  License: CC BY-SA 4.0  ·  Source on Wikimedia Commons

Lanka / BHU — Sankat Mochan Temple entrance

Photographer: Vinayaraj  ·  License: CC BY-SA 4.0  ·  Source on Wikimedia Commons

Sarnath — Dhamek Stupa

Photographer: Neo954  ·  License: CC BY-SA 3.0  ·  Source on Wikimedia Commons

Godowlia — Crossing in the old city

Photographer: Matt Stabile  ·  License: CC BY 2.0  ·  Source on Wikimedia Commons

Cantonment — Varanasi Junction railway station

Photographer: Wikimedia Contributor  ·  License: CC BY-SA 4.0  ·  Source on Wikimedia Commons

Sigra — IP Mall Sigra

Photographer: juggadery  ·  License: CC BY-SA 2.0  ·  Source on Wikimedia Commons

Maldahiya / Cantt commercial area — Mall Road, Varanasi

Photographer: Dennis G. Jarvis (archer10)  ·  License: CC BY-SA 2.0  ·  Source on Wikimedia Commons

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