Benares
a town in Hindustan, capital of the Benares division, United from which it rises like an amphitheater, India, on the left bank of the Ganges, Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India, on the left bank of the Ganges, from which it rises like an amphitheater, ings, with their domes, minarets, etc. ples, mosques, palaces, and other build- presenting a splendid panorama of temples, mosques, palaces, ings, with their domes, minarets, etc.
Fine ghauts lead down to the river. It s, and other buildis one of the most sacred places of pilters of the Hindu religion. The prin- grimage in all India, being the headquarters of the Hindu religion. The principal temple is dedicated to Siva, whose sacred symbol it contains. It is also the cipal temple is dedicated to Siva, whose seat of government and other colleges, and of the missions of various societies.
Benares carries on a large trade in the and of the missions of various societies. seat of government and other colleges, produce of the district and in English goods, and manufactures silks, shawls, produce of the district and in English embroidered cloth, jewelry, etc. Pop. about 220,000. The division has an area of 10,385 square miles, and a population about 220,000. The division has an area of about 5,500,000.