Varanasi, standing still on the banks of the Ganga, is considered the holiest of the seven sacred cities of the Hindus, the spiritual capital of India. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and hence a sense of the olden times gathers around the tourists as soon as one sets foot in the city. The city has been a cultural centre of North India for thousands of years, and is rich with a historical background that is older than almost all of the major world…