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	Benares - Indian restaurant in Mayfair, Soho & Fringes
		Atul Kochhar, the Chef/Patron of Benares is one of the most critically acclaimed chefs in Britain; he was the first ever Indian chef to win a coveted Michelin Star and has received numerous awards and accolades during his career.
		Benares has achieved quite some distinction in the short time that it has been open; it was nominated as Best Indian Restaurant at the Hotel and Restaurant Magazine Awards in 2003, as well as best designed restaurant by FX magazine.
		Benares offers a two course set lunch for only £14.95, there is also a tasting menu in the evening at £37 for four courses; whilst in addition you can enjoy a pre-theatre meal for £17.95.
	www.restaurant-guide.com /benares.htm (0 words)

	Benares - LoveToKnow 1911
		Benares, having from time immemorial been a holy city, contains a vast number of Brahmans, who either subsist by charitable contributions, or are supported by endowments in the numerous religious institutions of the city.
		The Hindu kingdom of Benares is said to have been founded by one Kas Raja about 1200 B.C. Subsequently it became part of the kingdom of Kanauj, which in A.D. 1193 was conquered by Mahommed of Ghor.
		On the dismemberment of the Delhi empire, it was seized by Safdar Jang, the nawab wazir of Oudh, by whose grandson it was ceded to the East India Company by the treaty of 1775.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Benares (1368 words)

	Kindred Spirit, Mind body and Spirit Magazine - Benares
		Well before the gods came to claim her for their own, Benares was there, high up on a plateau, skirted by the Ganga on one side and the Varuna river on the other.
		Although invading Muslim armies forced Benares to move southwards from its original position, all of its shrines and temples were rebuilt on new sites, and the cosmic centre of the town took on different names and forms.
		Benares is home to no less than seven replicas of the great temple of Ramesh-varam in Tamil Nadu.
	www.kindredspirit.co.uk /articles/3545_benares_india.asp (795 words)

	Indbazaar - Travel Now :: Destinations - Benares
		The name Benares is a corruption of Varanasi, which derives its name from two streams the Varuna and the Assi, which lie on the northern and southern sides of the city, respectively.
		Historically, Benares has been an important town since the 7th century BC when Babylon and Nineveh, the two oldest cities, were at the peak of their power.
		The 58km waterfront in Benares is lined with trees and shrines and is an impressive, although confusing congregation of temples, mosques, hotels, shops, residential quarters and cremation grounds.
	www.indbazaar.com /travel/display.asp?artid=37 (1281 words)

	Benares
		Benares is also known as Kaasi because it is beleived that Supreme brilliance shines there, and lights the way to salvation (Kas - to shine).
		Benares houses the Kaasi Visweswara (Viswanatha) temple, enshrining one of the twelve Jyotirlingams of Shiva.
		Benares is also considered to be one of the Shakti Peethas of India.
	www.templenet.com /Ganga/varanasi.html (543 words)

	Benares - The Distilled Essence of India
		Benares is the concentrated essence of India: teeming, filthy, intense.
		Yet there was great beauty in Benares, beyond the standard boat trips on the Ganges and views of the temples and ghats.
		Benares is famous for its silks, richly colored and brocaded, with gold or silver borders.
	www.beginningwithi.com /travel/benares.htm (996 words)

	Báránassí
		There seems to have been friendly intercourse between the chieftains of Benares and the kings of Magadha, as shown by the fact that Bimbisāra sent his own physician, Jīvaka, to attend to the son of the Treasurer of Benares (Vin.i.275).
		The extent of the city of Benares, including its suburbs, at the time when it was the capital of an independent kingdom, is often stated (E.g., J.iv.377; vi.160; MA.ii.608) to have been twelve leagues.
		Near Benares was a grove of seven sirīsaka trees where the Buddha preached to the Nāga king Erakapatta (DhA.iii.230), and also the Kemiyambavana where Udena met Ghotamukha (M.ii.158); on the other side of the river was Vāsabhagāma, and beyond that another village called Cundatthila (PvA.168).
	www.palikanon.com /english/pali_names/b/baranasi.htm (838 words)

	Exhibition
		For many Benares is the epitome of a Hindu pilgrimage centre: it is a city whose religious life focuses largely on a sacred river – the Ganges.
		The extraordinary importance of Benares among the Indian pilgrimage towns and cities is linked to its special geographical position.
		Favoured by this position the banks of Benares have become a unique landscape in the course of the city's history, marked by a rich sacred architecture.
	www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de /abt/IND/benavr/Ausstellung_en.htm (2066 words)

	benares
		The City of Benares, also called Varanassi or Kashi, is the most important of the seven holy cities of the Hindu religion and is probably one of the oldest cities on earth.
		It lies on the Ganges, is an important place of pilgrimage and, similar to Rome, is regarded as the "Eternal City".
		Here, in the spiritual center of traditional music and Hindu culture, the music of Benares is handed down from generation of the Mishra family.
	www.music-of-benares.com /benares/benares.htm (175 words)

	Benares-Bibliographie
		Benares: Tempel und religiöses Leben in der heiligen Stadt der Hindus.
		Parry, Jonathan P. "Ghost, Greed and Sin: The Occupational Identity of the Benares Funeral Priests".
		"Census of the population of the city of Benares".
	www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de /abt/IND/benavr/bbiblio.htm (2351 words)

	Magnum Search results for: Benares, India.
		INDIA, Benares: Uomini che leggono un giornale sul muro.
		Benares, India: levacche sacre in mezzo al traffico.
		Benares, India: il gaht delle cremazioni dei poveri.
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	Benares (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Benares (also known as Banaras, Kashi, Kasi and Varanasi) is a Hindu holy city on the banks of the river Ganga or Ganges in the modern north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
		Benares is the site of the holy shrine of Lord Kasi Viswanatha (a form of Lord Shiva); this, along with its positional advantage of being on the banks of the Ganga, has given it a place at the forefront of the Hindu religion.
		Benares is also the home of the Banaras Hindu University, one of the most prestigious in the country and an international center for Indological study.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Benares.html (363 words)

	Benares (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Benares (also known as Banaras Kashi Kasi and Varanasi) is a Hindu holy city on the banks of river Ganga or Ganges in the modern north state of Uttar Pradesh.
		Benares is the site of the holy of Lord Kasi Viswanatha (a form of Shiva); this along with its positional advantage being on the banks of the Ganga given it a place at the forefront the Hindu religion.
		Benares is also the home of the Hindu University one of the most prestigious the country and an international center for study.
	www.freeglossary.com /Benares (512 words)

	BENARES - Online Information article about BENARES
		appearance from the river, the architecture of Benares is not distinguished, nor are its buildings of high antiquity.
		Benares is bounded by a road which, though 5o m.
		Benares, having from time immemorial been a holy city, contains a vast number of Brahmans, who either subsist by charitable contributions, or are supported by endowments in the numerous religious institutions of the city.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BEC_BER/BENARES.html (2015 words)

	Benares - The Distilled Essence of India
		Benares is the concentrated essence of India: teeming, filthy, intense.
		Yet there was great beauty in Benares, beyond the standard boat trips on the Ganges and views of the temples and ghats.
		Benares is famous for its silks, richly colored and brocaded, with gold or silver borders.
	www.straughan.com /travel/benares.htm (965 words)

	Shawn Mativetsky - Tabla & Percussion - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
		The Benares tabla gharana was developed a little over 200 years ago by the legendary Pandit Ram Sahai (1780-1826).
		Benares players preferentially use the full-hand TeTe strokes, rather than the single finger alternation preferred by the Delhi style, though both stroke types are integrated into the Benares baj repertoire.
		As the fountainhead of the Benares Gharana, all of his performances are paradigms of the popular and respected Benares style.
	www.percussionist.net /benares.html (4877 words)

	AnimeNfo.Com : Benares
		Benares is the extremely powerful Wu of Shiva.
		Benares has knowledge of a thousand fl arts and is a master of beast magic's.
		Their are only two Wu's who could come close to matching Benares' power, one funnily enough, being Yakumo later in the series.
	www.animenfo.com /animecharacter,28,dpbozu,benares.html (66 words)

	Benares Restaurant - Atul Kochhar receives Michelin Star
		Atul was the first Indian chef to receive a Michelin star at Tamarind four years ago and In the three years since opening his own Restaurant Benares, set in classy Mayfair; he has acomplished setting a prestigious standard in what he delivers, and has established Benares as one of London's best Indian restaurants.
		Combining the sleek and elegant interior of Benares with Atul's exceptional cooking and exciting menu means that Benares is looking forward to continuing success in the future.
		Bookings via e-mail should be made at least 48 hours in advance.
	www.benaresrestaurant.com (0 words)

	Benares - London restaurant reviews and booking from toptable.co.uk
		Benares is certified Halal and is happy to provide a copy of their certificate on request.
		Benares require credit card details for all bookings of 6 diners and above, for a no show £20 is charged per person.
		The décor at Benares is equally striking from its long granite bar to the elegantly lit dining room and pond with floating lilies.
	www.toptable.co.uk /details.cfm?rid=1827 (463 words)

	Compositions of Benares CD : movie Compositions of Benares CD songs Compositions of Benares CD film Compositions of ...
		Rare Compositions of Benares by Pandit Sharda Sahai Pandit Sharda Sahai is an internationally renowned tabla maestro.
		He is the leader of the Benares style of tabla playing and fifth generation in line from its founder.
		He is the leader of the Benares style of tabla playing and this rare recording is the third in an extraordinary trilogy.
	www.audiorec.co.uk /prdtls.asp?id=46 (610 words)

	Benares Restaurant and Bar
		Benares is his true quest for the ultimate Indian dining experience.
		Benares Restaurant gift certificates are ideal gifts for special occasions such as anniversaries and birthdays.
		Benares opened in May 2003 to much critical acclaim and has received excellent reviews, it was nominated for Best Indian restaurant 2003 at the Hotel and Restaurant awards as well as "Best designed restaurant" for FX magazine.
	www.toprestaurants.com /london/benares.htm (497 words)

	Restaurants: Benares, W1 \| Magazine \| The Observer
		En route to No 12 Berkeley Square and the newish Indian restaurant Benares, we are stopped by a shiny young American couple seeking directions.
		Benares is reached by a vast street-level entrance from which you ascend to an even vaster windowless first-floor room with a bar and several screened-off dining areas.
		Benares was busy and the food was good (though not, for me, in the same league as Zaika or Tamarind), but in the same way that a holiday destination can tick all the boxes without ever being really special, I can't think of one compelling reason to return.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /magazine/story/0,11913,1011146,00.html (469 words)

	The Brocades of Benares and Bengal
		It has been suggested that this concept of purity may have given impetus to the growth of silk weaving centres around ancient temple towns like Varanasi and Kanchipuram-a tradition that is followed and kept alive to this day.
		Benares or Varanasi, situated in the heart of the Indo-Gangetic plain, is India's oldest living city, its most sacred pilgrimage site, and a famous centre for the finest silks and brocades.
		The master weavers of Benares also specialize in fine, gauzy silver and gold tissues that are extraordinarily light and delicate.
	www.sitagita.com /view.asp?id=6355 (492 words)

	Jerusalem in Benares — A Jewish Magazine, an Interfaith Movement
		Benares, Kashi, “city of light” she is called.
		She is Hinduism’s most important of all pilgrimage centers, where the faithful immerse themselves in Mata Ganga, the Mother of all Rivers, which the British called “the Ganges.” She flows from the very topknot of Lord Shiva’s hair as He sits in meditative repose in the Himalayas.
		Benares Hindu University, the largest residential university in Asia, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a bastion of secularism in one of the world’s most holy cities, have discovered one another.
	www.tikkun.org /magazine/tik0706/frontpage/jerusalem (3475 words)

	Amazon.ca: Benares: Books (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Benares : The Sacred Landscape of Varanasi by Niels Gutschow (Hardcover - Jun 25 2006)
		Benares the Sacred City of the Hindus by M.A. Sherring (Paperback - April 18 2002)
		Benares: The Sacred City of the Hindus in Ancient and Modern Times by M. Sherring (Hardcover - Dec 1996)
	www.amazon.ca /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Benares&index=books&page=1 (517 words)

	Benares (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is also the first film ever from the country of Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar with a population of lightly over one million.
		Mayi tells her about his trip to the 'other Benares' - Benares, India - where people go to die because they will be close to heaven’s gates.
		"BENARES is rich in color and Pyamootoo’s accomplished sense of visual composition.is a good match for his simple but captivating story.
	www.chlotrudis.org /movies/reviews/2005/benares.html (299 words)

	BENARES
		PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The Kingdom of Kashi or Benares was founded by Khsetravridha, son of Ayus, of the Somavansa dynasty of Pratishthana.
		Benares acceded to the status of State in 1911.
		Mansa Ram, a Gautam Bhumiyar Zamindar of Utaria 1737-1740, received most of the Benares territory from the Governor of Benares 1737, Balwant Singh 1740-1770, Ruler of Utaria (which name was changed to Gangapur), received the territories of Jaunpur, Benares and Chunar from the Sultan of Delhi.
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