"Banaras is older than history, 
older than tradition, older even than 
Legend and looks twice as old as all
of them put together"

- M A R K  T W A I N

"When Athens was not even thought
of, Kashi was. When Rome did not even
exist in people's minds, Kashi was.
When Egypt did not exist, Kashi was,
that ancient."

 - Sadguru 

"I found Varanasi absolutely staggering.
I have never seen anything like it before.
The city just spills into the river Ganges...
It's really, really extraordinary !"

 - Brad Pitt

"Early in the morning we crossed the Ghat,
where fires were still smoldering, and gazed, 
with our Western minds, into the Ganges."

 - Mary Oliver