The Many Names of Varanasi: Kashi, Banaras, and Varanasi
A common question: Are Kashi, Banaras and Varanasi the same? This puzzled me when I told work colleagues I was going to visit Varanasi. The excitedly offered me their top tips on Banarasi sweets and shared details of their own Kashi pilgrimage. So, in short, yes! The city has been called Kashi, Banaras, and Varanasi…