{"id":32858,"date":"2026-11-05T12:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/voyages\/varanasi\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T12:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:47:50","slug":"varanasi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/voyages\/varanasi\/","title":{"rendered":"Varanasi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"opa-ref\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 0.85em; line-height: 1.5;\"><em><strong>Image d&rsquo;en-t\u00eate :<\/strong> Thomas et William Daniell, <em>Le ghat Dasasamadhi sur le Gange \u00e0 B\u00e9nar\u00e8s<\/em>, <em>Oriental Scenery<\/em>, vers 1795-1808 (<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Dasasamadhi_Ghat_on_the_Ganges_at_Varanasi,_Uttar_Pradesh._C_Wellcome_V0050475.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, Public domain)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"opa-soutien\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 0 1.6em;\">\n<form style=\"display: inline-block; margin: 0 0 .4em;\" action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\"><input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"QSSRVLDUKP2MG\" \/><input style=\"border: 0;\" title=\"Faire un don avec PayPal\" alt=\"Faire un don avec PayPal\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/fr_FR\/FR\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><\/form>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.9em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/soutenir\/\">Soutenir mon travail<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/abonnements\/\">Tout lire sans limite<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Livres-Orazio-Puglisi\/s?rh=n%3A301061%2Cp_27%3AOrazio+Puglisi\">Mes livres<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<style>.opa-art{font-size:1.04em;line-height:1.75}.opa-art h2{margin-top:1.6em}.opa-art h3{margin-top:1.8em;color:#7a1f2b}.opa-fig{position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);width:min(1000px,94vw);margin:2.2em 0}.opa-fig img{width:100%!important;height:auto!important;max-width:none!important;display:block;box-shadow:0 10px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.25);border-radius:3px}.opa-fig figcaption{max-width:720px;margin:.8em auto 0;font-size:.82em;line-height:1.5;text-align:center;opacity:.8}.opa-lettrine:first-letter{float:left;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:3.4em;line-height:.9;padding:.05em .12em 0 0;color:#7a1f2b}.opa-biblio{font-size:.92em}<\/style>\n<style>.opa-gal{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:16px;margin:1.6em 0;position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);width:min(1100px,94vw);background:#fbf8f3;padding:18px;border-radius:8px;box-sizing:border-box;color:#222}.opa-gal figure{margin:0}.opa-gal img{width:100%!important;height:220px!important;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.2)}.opa-gal figcaption{font-size:.78em;line-height:1.4;margin-top:.4em;opacity:.9}.opa-vidbox{position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;margin:1.2em 0;border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.25)}.opa-vidbox iframe,.opa-vidbox video{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0}.opa-dl li{margin:.4em 0}.opa-dl a{font-weight:600}<\/style>\n<div class=\"opa-art\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Varanasi (B\u00e9nar\u00e8s), la ville sainte du Gange : guide d&rsquo;histoire, d&rsquo;art et de voyage<\/h2>\n<p class=\"opa-lettrine\">\u00ab Plus vieille que l&rsquo;histoire, plus vieille que la tradition, plus vieille m\u00eame que la l\u00e9gende \u00bb, \u00e9crivait Mark Twain. <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B%C3%A9nar%C3%A8s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Varanasi<\/a>, l&rsquo;ancienne B\u00e9nar\u00e8s ou Kashi, \u00ab la lumineuse \u00bb, est la ville la plus sacr\u00e9e de l&rsquo;hindouisme : mourir ici, au bord du Gange, lib\u00e8re du cycle des renaissances. Ses quatre-vingts ghats, escaliers de pierre descendant vers le fleuve, sont le th\u00e9\u00e2tre ininterrompu des bains rituels, des pri\u00e8res et des cr\u00e9mations (voir <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/inde\/\">Inde<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/voyages\/agra\/\">Agra<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Boats_at_sunrise_Ganges_River_Varanasi_Uttar_Pradesh_Schwiki.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/40\/Boats_at_sunrise_Ganges_River_Varanasi_Uttar_Pradesh_Schwiki.jpg\/1920px-Boats_at_sunrise_Ganges_River_Varanasi_Uttar_Pradesh_Schwiki.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Lever du soleil sur le Gange\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Barques au lever du soleil sur le Gange <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Boats_at_sunrise_Ganges_River_Varanasi_Uttar_Pradesh_Schwiki.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Les ghats au lever du soleil<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Assi_Ghat_(46848).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4c\/Assi_Ghat_%2846848%29.jpg\/1920px-Assi_Ghat_%2846848%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Assi Ghat\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>L&rsquo;Assi Ghat <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Assi_Ghat_(46848).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00c0 l&rsquo;aube, une promenade en barque le long des <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ghats_in_Varanasi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ghats<\/a> r\u00e9v\u00e8le la ville sainte : p\u00e8lerins qui s&rsquo;immergent dans le Gange, pr\u00eatres sous leurs ombrelles de paille, lavandiers, lutteurs, sadhus en m\u00e9ditation. Du Assi Ghat au sud jusqu&rsquo;au Panchganga Ghat, palais de maharajas et temples se succ\u00e8dent sur pr\u00e8s de sept kilom\u00e8tres.<\/p>\n<h3>Le Ganga Aarti et Manikarnika<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ganga_Aarti_at_Dashashwamedh_Ghat,_Varanasi.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/9\/9c\/Ganga_Aarti_at_Dashashwamedh_Ghat%2C_Varanasi.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled\" alt=\"Ganga Aarti\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Le Ganga Aarti au Dashashwamedh Ghat <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ganga_Aarti_at_Dashashwamedh_Ghat,_Varanasi.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chaque soir, au Dashashwamedh Ghat, des pr\u00eatres c\u00e9l\u00e8brent le <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arti_(Hinduism)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ganga Aarti<\/a>, c\u00e9r\u00e9monie de lumi\u00e8re au son des cloches, des conques et des chants, en offrant au fleuve des lampes \u00e0 huile. Au Manikarnika Ghat, le principal lieu de cr\u00e9mation, les b\u00fbchers br\u00fblent jour et nuit : on y observe en silence, sans photographier.<\/p>\n<h3>Les temples et les ruelles<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Colourful_lanes_of_Varanasi.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5c\/Colourful_lanes_of_Varanasi.jpg\/1920px-Colourful_lanes_of_Varanasi.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Ruelles de Varanasi\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Les ruelles de Varanasi <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Colourful_lanes_of_Varanasi.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Le <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Temple_de_Kashi_Vishwanath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">temple de Kashi Vishwanath<\/a>, au d\u00f4me dor\u00e9, d\u00e9di\u00e9 \u00e0 Shiva, est l&rsquo;un des plus sacr\u00e9s de l&rsquo;Inde. Derri\u00e8re les ghats, un labyrinthe de ruelles (<em>galis<\/em>) abrite temples, boutiques de soieries de B\u00e9nar\u00e8s, marchands de lassi et de paan. L&rsquo;universit\u00e9 hindoue de B\u00e9nar\u00e8s et le fort de Ramnagar, r\u00e9sidence du maharaja, compl\u00e8tent la visite.<\/p>\n<h3>Sarnath<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"opa-fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Lion_Capital_of_Ashoka_3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4a\/Lion_Capital_of_Ashoka_3.jpg\/1920px-Lion_Capital_of_Ashoka_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Chapiteau aux lions\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Le chapiteau aux lions d&rsquo;Ashoka, mus\u00e9e de Sarnath <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Lion_Capital_of_Ashoka_3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00c0 dix kilom\u00e8tres, \u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sarnath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarnath<\/a>, le Bouddha pronon\u00e7a vers 528 av. J.-C. son premier sermon dans le parc aux gazelles. Le grand stupa de Dhamek, les ruines des monast\u00e8res et le mus\u00e9e, qui conserve le chapiteau aux lions de l&#8217;empereur Ashoka, embl\u00e8me de la R\u00e9publique indienne, en font un des quatre grands lieux saints bouddhistes.<\/p>\n<h3>Conseils pratiques<\/h3>\n<p>Varanasi est reli\u00e9e \u00e0 Delhi en avion (1 h 20) ou en train de nuit. La meilleure saison va d&rsquo;octobre \u00e0 mars. Faites la promenade en barque \u00e0 l&rsquo;aube et revenez au coucher du soleil pour l&rsquo;Aarti. Respectez les rites : pas de photo des cr\u00e9mations, tenue couvrante dans les temples. Pr\u00e9f\u00e9rez l&rsquo;eau en bouteille. Go\u00fbtez le lassi en pot de terre et le paan de B\u00e9nar\u00e8s.<\/p>\n<h3>Varanasi en trois jours<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-chrono\">\n<li><strong>Jour 1 \u2013 Les ghats<\/strong> : barque au lever du soleil, promenade le long des ghats, Manikarnika ; Ganga Aarti au Dashashwamedh le soir.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jour 2 \u2013 La vieille ville<\/strong> : Kashi Vishwanath, ruelles et soieries, universit\u00e9 hindoue et son mus\u00e9e Bharat Kala Bhavan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jour 3 \u2013 Sarnath<\/strong> : stupa de Dhamek, temples bouddhistes, mus\u00e9e et chapiteau d&rsquo;Ashoka ; fort de Ramnagar au retour.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Et si vous restez plus longtemps<\/strong> : Bodh-Gaya, Khajuraho, Agra et Delhi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rep\u00e8res<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-chrono\">\n<li><strong>vers 1800 av. J.-C.<\/strong> \u2014 Premiers \u00e9tablissements sur le site (selon l&rsquo;arch\u00e9ologie)<\/li>\n<li><strong>vers 528 av. J.-C.<\/strong> \u2014 Premier sermon du Bouddha \u00e0 Sarnath<\/li>\n<li><strong>IIIe s. av. J.-C.<\/strong> \u2014 Ashoka \u00e9rige le pilier aux lions de Sarnath<\/li>\n<li><strong>1194<\/strong> \u2014 Destruction des temples par les arm\u00e9es de Muhammad de Ghor<\/li>\n<li><strong>XVIe s.<\/strong> \u2014 Kabir et Tulsidas vivent \u00e0 B\u00e9nar\u00e8s<\/li>\n<li><strong>1669<\/strong> \u2014 Aurangzeb fait d\u00e9truire l&rsquo;ancien temple de Vishwanath<\/li>\n<li><strong>1780<\/strong> \u2014 Ahilyabai Holkar reconstruit le temple de Kashi Vishwanath<\/li>\n<li><strong>1916<\/strong> \u2014 Fondation de l&rsquo;universit\u00e9 hindoue de B\u00e9nar\u00e8s<\/li>\n<li><strong>1956<\/strong> \u2014 Ville renomm\u00e9e officiellement Varanasi<\/li>\n<li><strong>2021<\/strong> \u2014 Inauguration du corridor de Kashi Vishwanath<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Galerie<\/h3>\n<div class=\"opa-gal\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Panorama_of_Ghat_and_Ganges_(Ganga)_River_-_Varanasi_-_Uttar_Pradesh_-_India_(12480230823).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b5\/Panorama_of_Ghat_and_Ganges_%28Ganga%29_River_-_Varanasi_-_Uttar_Pradesh_-_India_%2812480230823%29.jpg\/1920px-Panorama_of_Ghat_and_Ganges_%28Ganga%29_River_-_Varanasi_-_Uttar_Pradesh_-_India_%2812480230823%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Panorama des ghats\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Panorama des ghats et du Gange <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Panorama_of_Ghat_and_Ganges_(Ganga)_River_-_Varanasi_-_Uttar_Pradesh_-_India_(12480230823).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 2.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Manikarnika_Ghat_6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a1\/Manikarnika_Ghat_6.jpg\/1920px-Manikarnika_Ghat_6.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Manikarnika\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Le Manikarnika Ghat <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Manikarnika_Ghat_6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Shri_Kashi_Vishwanath_Temple_7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5c\/Shri_Kashi_Vishwanath_Temple_7.jpg\/1920px-Shri_Kashi_Vishwanath_Temple_7.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Kashi Vishwanath\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Le temple de Kashi Vishwanath <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Shri_Kashi_Vishwanath_Temple_7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ramnagar_Fort,_Ramnagar,_Varanasi,_Uttar_Pradesh_05.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cf\/Ramnagar_Fort%2C_Ramnagar%2C_Varanasi%2C_Uttar_Pradesh_05.jpg\/1920px-Ramnagar_Fort%2C_Ramnagar%2C_Varanasi%2C_Uttar_Pradesh_05.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Fort de Ramnagar\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Le fort de Ramnagar <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ramnagar_Fort,_Ramnagar,_Varanasi,_Uttar_Pradesh_05.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Banaras_weavers_from_handloom_Bharatsthali_looms.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a1\/Banaras_weavers_from_handloom_Bharatsthali_looms.jpg\/1920px-Banaras_weavers_from_handloom_Bharatsthali_looms.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail\" alt=\"Tisserands\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Tisserands de soie de B\u00e9nar\u00e8s <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Banaras_weavers_from_handloom_Bharatsthali_looms.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Thomas_Daniell_-_Near_Ramnagur,_Benares_-_B2000.6.19_-_Yale_Center_for_British_Art.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/e\/e6\/Thomas_Daniell_-_Near_Ramnagur%2C_Benares_-_B2000.6.19_-_Yale_Center_for_British_Art.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&#038;utm_campaign=imageinfo&#038;utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled\" alt=\"Daniell, Ramnagar\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Thomas Daniell, <em>Pr\u00e8s de Ramnagar, B\u00e9nar\u00e8s<\/em>, Yale Center for British Art <span style=\"opacity:.75\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Thomas_Daniell_-_Near_Ramnagur,_Benares_-_B2000.6.19_-_Yale_Center_for_British_Art.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, Public domain)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3>\u00c0 voir<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-dl\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Varanasi+documentaire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Varanasi, la ville sainte<\/a> (vid\u00e9os YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Gange+fleuve+sacr%C3%A9+documentaire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Gange, fleuve sacr\u00e9<\/a> (vid\u00e9os YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=visiter+Varanasi+B%C3%A9nar%C3%A8s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visiter Varanasi<\/a> (vid\u00e9os YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00c0 t\u00e9l\u00e9charger (livres du domaine public, PDF)<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-dl\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/lindedesrajahsvo00rous\/lindedesrajahsvo00rous.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T\u00e9l\u00e9charger le PDF<\/a> \u2014 Louis Rousselet, <em>L&rsquo;Inde des rajahs<\/em> (B\u00e9nar\u00e8s), 1877 (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/lindedesrajahsvo00rous\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lire en ligne<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pour aller plus loin en ligne<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-dl\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikivoyage.org\/wiki\/Varanasi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide Wikivoyage de Varanasi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pour aller plus loin<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"opa-biblio\">\n<li>Mark Twain, <em>Following the Equator<\/em>, 1897.<\/li>\n<li>Pierre Loti, <em>L&rsquo;Inde (sans les Anglais)<\/em>, 1903.<\/li>\n<li>Voir aussi <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/voyages\/\">Voyages<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/les-sept-merveilles-du-monde\/\">Les sept merveilles du monde<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/les-plus-belles-iles-du-monde\/\">Les plus belles \u00eeles du monde<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/les-plus-belles-plages-du-monde\/\">Les plus belles plages du monde<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/lieux-atypiques\/\">Lieux atypiques<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/les-plus-grands-musees-du-monde\/\">Les plus grands mus\u00e9es du monde<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/les-grandes-capitales-du-monde\/\">Les grandes capitales du monde<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/rome-2\/\">Rome<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/voyages\/venise\/\">Venise<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oraziopuglisi.art\/index.php\/voyages\/preparer-mon-voyage\/\">Pr\u00e9parer mon voyage<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image d&rsquo;en-t\u00eate : Thomas et William Daniell, Le ghat Dasasamadhi sur le Gange \u00e0 B\u00e9nar\u00e8s, Oriental Scenery, vers 1795-1808 (Wikimedia Commons, Public domain) Soutenir mon travail \u00b7 Tout lire sans limite \u00b7 Mes livres Varanasi (B\u00e9nar\u00e8s), la ville sainte du Gange : guide d&rsquo;histoire, d&rsquo;art et de voyage \u00ab Plus vieille que l&rsquo;histoire, plus vieille 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