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	Varanasi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		(Hindi: वाराणसी Vārāṇasī, pronunciation / vɑːrɑːɳəsiː /), also known as Benares, Banaras, or Benaras (Hindi: बनारस, Urdu: بنارس Banāras; pronunciation / bənɑːrəs /), or Kashi or Kasi (Hindi: काशी Kāshī), is a famous Hindu holy city situated on the banks of the river Ganges (Ganga) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
		It is possibly based on the fact that it lies between where the river Varuna, to the north, and the river Assi, to the south, flow into the river Ganga
		Banaras Hindu University, which includes Institute of Technology (IT-BHU), is among the top 3 largest residential universities in the world having more than 128 independent teaching departments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Varanasi (3289 words)

	crystallotus.com - The River Ganga - welcome to shana’s amazing world of acupressure angkorvat atma aum banaras chakra ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Banaras on the whole has 100 bathing and burning ghats, of which Manikarnika ghat is the most sacred.
		Varanasi or Banaras is one of the oldest cities of India.
		Banaras is a haven for mendicants — beggars who have quit their worldly pursuits.
	www.crystallotus.com /banaras/05Ganga.htm (604 words)

	Sacred Sites: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Myths and hymns speak of the waters of the Ganges as the fluid medium of Shiva's divine essence and a bath in the river is believed to wash away all of one's sins.
		Today, a crowded, bustling, noisy and dirty city, Banaras was in antiquity an area of gently rolling hills, lush forests, and natural springs bordered by the magical waters of the river Ganges.
		Readers interested in studying Banaras in greater detail are encouraged to consult the writings of Diana Eck, Roger Housden, Savitri Kumar, and Rana Singh listed in the bibliographies given on www.sacredsites.com.
	www.sacredsites.com /asia/india/banaras.html (976 words)

	Banaras: a daft disappointment
		But this, we're told, is Banaras, the land of miracles and mysticism, and its citizens evidently don't need pinches of salt to swallow massive, faith-shaking facts.
		Banaras may well be the centre of our spiritual universe, but this film does not explore it enough.
		Banaras does impress visually though, using a softer tone to tell its story instead of the shadowy slickness we are so used to.
	www.rediff.com /movies/2006/apr/07banaras.htm (1012 words)

	Features for kids
		Banaras was also celebrated as the place where the most profound wisdom dwelt, the seat of all enlightenment and learning.
		From the 4th to the 6th century, Banaras was a great cultural centre, but the onset of Muslim occupation in 1193 resulted in the city's decline and the destruction of its ancient temples.
		Banaras was finally conquered in 1194 when an Afghan general according to Muslim historians, destroyed nearly a thousand temples and carried off his booty on the back of 1,400 camels.
	www.pitara.com /magazine/features/online.asp?story=13 (485 words)

	Banaras India, Banaras as it is most commonly called, was officially renamed in 1956 as Varanasi, a name from ...
		Banaras India, Banaras as it is most commonly called, was officially renamed in 1956 as Varanasi, a name from antiquity.
		Banaras as it is most commonly called, was officially renamed in 1956 as Varanasi, a name from antiquity.
		Banaras' weavers are well-known for their sarees in silk with gold and silver brocades.
	www.4to40.com /discoverindia/places/index.asp?article=discoverindia_places_banaras (1061 words)

	A Virtual Village - About
		Banaras serves as a crucial transportation and economic hub.
		Arampur residents arrive in Banaras to purchase items unavailable near their village, consult medical specialists, and enjoy any one of the varieties of urban entertainment.
		Although Muslims do not view Banaras as the important ritual center that it is for most Hindus, the city's Muslim neighborhoods house important madarsas and religious bookstores.
	virtualvillage.wesleyan.edu /about/banaras_connection.html (776 words)

	Asia Society Presents Innovative Summer Exhibition Banaras: The Luminous City - Press Room - Asia Society
		Banaras: The Luminous City highlights the historical, religious and cultural significance of this ancient spiritual center from traditional and modern viewpoints, and, through a unique high-tech feature, offers museumgoers a virtual visit to this phenomenal Indian city.
		The city of Banaras is better known to Hindus as Kashi (the Luminous) or Varanasi (the place where the Varana and Asi Rivers flow).
		Banaras is also considered the earthly home of Lord Shiva - one of the three main deities of the Hindu trinity - and is dotted with many temples and shrines dedicated to this divinity.
	www.asiasociety.org /pressroom/rel-banaras.html (1438 words)

	crystallotus.com - Varanasi - welcome to shana’s amazing world of acupressure angkorvat atma aum banaras chakra damaru ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Any visitor of Varanasi, the older, less familiar, but now official name for Banaras, is urged to make is a boat ride at dawn along the great three-mile, eastward-facing curve of the Ganges.
		Every morning thousands of Hindus-pilgrims and residents of Banaras stand on the ghats, some immersed to their shoulders in this holy river, some allowing the water to lap only at their feet.
		Banaras is a haven for medicants — beggars who have quit their worldly pursuits.
	www.crystallotus.com /banaras/02varanasi.htm (507 words)

	Banaras Hindu University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is a major university located in Varanasi, India.
		The country can gain strength and develop itself only when the people of the different communities in India live in mutual goodwill and harmony.
		This Indian university, college or other education institution article is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Banaras_Hindu_University (480 words)

	'Banaras' was always simmering within me: Parashar
		"'Banaras' was always simmering within me. When I was at the FTII (Film and Television Institute of India), I made two films...
		Parashar's precursor for "Banaras" was a documentary that he made, called "Enlightened Man".
		"Banaras" which stars Urmila, Ashmit Patel in the lead roles focuses on inter-caste relationship that still disturbs the society.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Entertainment/20060410/301228.html (691 words)

	The Crossing Project > Content > Banaras
		Banaras has over 2000 temples, big and small, dedicated to Lord Shiva and to other deities.
		In the imagination of the people of Banaras, Shiva is visualised as an ash-smeared yogi who is meditating in the cremation grounds and eternally bestowing grace and liberation on his devotees.
		Banaras artists have developed distinctive genres of artistic expression.
	www.crossingproject.net /contents/banaras.htm (532 words)

	Banaras - A Mystic Love Story Hindi Movie Preview - Synopsis, Cast, Crew, Release date
		With this as the core subject, the film delves into the relationship of a loving young daughter, with her parents.
		Shwetambari (Urmilla Matondkar), the bright young daughter of rich Brahmin parents (Dimple Kapadia and Raj Babbar) studies science at the local university in Banaras.
		a choice whether to return to Banaras to meet her dying father or to continue to deny all attachments.
	www.nowrunning.com /film/preview.asp?movieNo=2566&mv=Banaras (272 words)

	Banaras Movie Review, Mp3 Songs, Ringtones and Lyrics
		Banaras is a city so mystic and still so vulnerable.
		'Banaras' is a turning point not only for its director Punkaj Parashar but for this beautiful actress as well.
		'Banaras' is a unique experiment at a time when the world cinema is daring to shed social taboos in society.
	www.mag4you.com /bollywood/Banaras/3728.htm (837 words)

	Reshammiya gets spiritual for Banaras
		Banaras - A mystic love story is said to explore this complex question.
		Her rendition is delicate enough, but the song would have worked better if she had provided it some drama.
		Prob the city inspires the best - WATER (By ARRahman) and BANARAS, both based in same city, are both brilliant...
	www.rediff.com /movies/2006/mar/20banaras.htm (399 words)

	'Banaras' interprets existentialism: Urmila Matondkar
		Talking about her role, Urmila said: "It is the story of a physics scholar Shwetambri played by me - she is bright and beautiful and the only child of rich aristocratic Brahmin parents (Dimple Kapadia and Raj Babbar) and studies at the local university.
		Banaras is a beautiful city with profound truth and it is our mission to bring it in front of the world."
		"Banaras" was shot in Varanasi and completed in a span of 45 days, followed by two days of shooting in Mauritius.
	www.nowrunning.com /news/news.asp?it=6223 (492 words)

	Benares-Bibliographie
		Banaras Brocades: Essays by Rai Ananda Krishna and Vijay Krishna.
		"The ecology and cosmology of disease in the Banaras region".
		Religion and social structure: a case study of the Doms of Banaras.
	www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de /abt/IND/benavr/bbiblio.htm (2351 words)

	BANARAS (2006) - Movie Review - RS Bollywood Online...
		Shethambari (Urmila Mantondakar) daughter of rich brahmin parents (Dimple Kapadia and Raj Babbar) studies science at the local university in Banaras and falls in love with a low cast, mystic, musician Sohum (Ashmit Patel) and a protege of Babaji (Naseeruddin Shah).
		Her powerful parents try to ignore the social strictures for the happiness of their daughter; the dark forces and destiny take complete control.
		Banaras is a film for the thinking mind, and not your average masala flick.
	www.radiosargam.com /movies/moviereviews/b/banaras.html (451 words)

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		Shot in 45 days, the film is a love story set in the backdrop of the beautiful city of Banaras and focuses on the relationship between a daughter and her parents.
		She studies science at a university in Banaras.
		Banaras is not your typical masala flick and tackles some serious issues.
	www.ndtv.com /ent/reviews.asp?lang=hindi&id=187&moviename=Banaras (335 words)

	The Bollywood Blog: 'Banaras' - a mystical love story ...
		The film explores the complex relationship of humans with god while using Banaras - or Varanasi as the temple city in Uttar Pradesh is now called - and its spiritual wisdom as the backdrop.
		Shwetambari (Urmila), the bright young daughter of rich Brahmin parents (Dimple Kapadia and Raj Babbar), studies science at the Banaras university.
		Seventeen years later, Shwetambari, who now teaches philosophy and religion, is confronted with a final choice - whether to return to Banaras to meet her dying father or to continue to deny all attachments with her hometown.
	www.bollywood.com /archives/2006/04/banaras_a_mysti.html (511 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation
		The early eighteenth century love story, starring Urmila Matondkar and Ashmit Patel, is an attempt “to rediscover the holy city in its unrivalled past contrasted with its present state of affairs”, said Singh.
		Singh said 90 per cent of the film was shot at various locations in Varanasi, including the BHU campus, the ghats and the famous Chunar Fort.
		“I have put my best to recreate the ancient Banaras from modern Varanasi and the UP government should grant a tax-free status to the film to allow every commoner to link himself to the mystic charm of the cultural capital,” he said.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1060403/asp/nation/story_6049919.asp (394 words)

	Banaras movie review, music, film reviews, wallpapers, screen savers, movie pictures gallery, pics of Shahid Kapoor, ...
		Not only are the stunning locales of Banaras beautifully captured on celluloid, even the texture of the film is of international quality.
		Watch her in sequences when she gets to know that Ashmit has been murdered or towards the finale, when she returns to her dying father, and you'd agree that only an accomplished actor could've portrayed the part so proficiently.
		The first half of Banaras is really predictable, with every couple of scenes punctuated by a forgettable Himesh Reshammiya track.
	www.bollywoodpremiere.com /movies/reviews/06/Banaras.php (364 words)

	rediff.com: Urmila, back with Banaras
		Does she return to Banaras to meet her dying father?
		The film is a meditation on relationships and spirituality, divinity and denial.
		Banaras is scheduled to hit theatres on April 7.
	specials.rediff.com /movies/2006/mar/16slid5.htm (49 words)

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		Macauley wrote that delicate silk manufactured from the loom of Banaras adorned the palaces of St. James & Varsailes.
		Banaras Silk Manufacturing Co. is a manufacturer & Exporter of a wide variety of products.
		'Banaras Silk' is into manufacturing variety of products prominently comprising of silk, silk blends.
	www.banarassilkmfg.com (323 words)

	Robert M. Pirsig - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After serving with the US military in Korea, he returned to receive his B.A. in 1950.
		He then attended Banaras Hindu University in India to further explore Eastern philosophy.
		In 1954 he married Nancy Ann James and the couple had a son, Chris, in 1956, and a second son, Theodore (Ted), in 1958.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_M._Pirsig (1202 words)

	Banaras — Review : Bollywood News : ApunKaChoice.Com
		Banaras - A Mystic Love Story is an eye-catching collage of the amazing city of Varanasi.
		Seen in the flashback, she is a science student at the university in Banaras.
		That notwithstanding, she is faced with the dilemma of returning to Banaras to meet her dying father.
	www.apunkachoice.com /scoop/bollywood/20060407-3.html (637 words)

	Naachgaana.com » Pankuj Parashars "BANARAS" trailors out!
		While filmmakers are running around the world canning global beauty in their reels, Banaras comes in as a pleasant change where the makers have based the entire story around the holy city of Banaras, rich with Hindu heritage.
		Banaras is a love story set on the backdrop of the oldest living city on the planet.
		Banaras is the love story of a rich Brahmin girl Shwetambari (Urmila Matondkar) and a low caste music teacher Soham (Ashmit Patel) who face opposition from the orthodox and conservative sect of the society.
	www.naachgaana.com /index.php?itemid=1644 (564 words)

	SmasHits.com - MUSIC REVIEW OF BANARAS - Bollywood Hindi Tamil Telugu Indian Music Videos and News
		The pious religious ambience is galore in grace as holy chants grow loud in the divine city of Banaras.
		The magic and radiance of this city is glorified through the lens of director Pankaj Parasher in 'Banaras - A Mystic Love Story'.
		The music of the film is designed to generate adulation and devotion for the city.
	ww.smashits.com /news/bollywood/music-review/5335/music-review-of-banaras.html (1117 words)

	Banaras (2006) - Movie Preview, Synopsis, Cast & Crew, Wallpapers, Movie Stills, Picture Gallery, Posters, ...
		The film 'Banaras' is about relationships - relationship of humans with God and about the relationship of great men like Buddha, Kabir, Tulsi and Shankaracharya with Banaras.
		Shwetambari (Urmila Matondkar), the bright young daughter of rich Brahmin parents (Dimple Kapadia and Raj Babbar) studies science at the local university in Banaras.
		17 years laer, Shwetambari, now a world teacher in philosophy and religion, is confronted with a final choice - a choice wheter to return to Banaras to meet her dying father or to continue to deny all attachments.
	www.movietalkies.com /movies/index.asp?MovieId=18583 (270 words)

	BBC - Shropshire - Bollywood - Banaras - a mystic love story
		See our Banaras gallery which shows pictures during the shooting of this film.
		Shwetambari (Urmila Matondkar) is the bright young daughter of Dimple Kapadia and Raj Babbar, who are from the Brahmin caste.
		This is the time when she is confronted with a choice - whether to return to Banaras to meet her dying father or to continue to deny all attachments.
	www.bbc.co.uk /shropshire/films/bollywood/2005/10/banaras_preview.shtml (389 words)

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