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UNIQUENESS:
This
universally famous, sternally young perpetually divinising, religiously
emancipating, spiritually ever-growing, and morally undiminishing pilgrim kasi
city has many more august names that published its glorious past and beckons a
visit sooner than hearing it It was called Varanasi, for, it is an Island
surrounded by the holy waters of Varuna and Asi the tributaries of Mother Ganga;
Kasi, for it is the place of supreme brilliance tremendous shrining, lighting up
the way to Nirvan; Avimukta - for it affords the highest delight to Lord
Mahasmasana; for, here lie the five elements in great cemetory, as dead bodies
reach after final destruction. And lastly Banaras, a corrupt form of Varanasi in
use till 1956, and was changed to Varanasi by Government. Skanda purana grows
eloquent and pours down in torrent evidence to testify the glory of this holier
of holier in as many as 15000 verses. A great honour! A covetable placer! An
enviable asset!! None can claim any comparison. All but due to Viswanath Mandir
lying on the bank of Ganga.
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