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varanasi

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If anyone has any doubts the system is still very much alive in India, just visit the ghats of Varanasi where even in death (i.e.

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Quick take

A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for varanasi.

noun

A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Example sentences

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If anyone has any doubts the system is still very much alive in India, just visit the ghats of Varanasi where even in death (i.e.

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Government-owned shops in holy cities like Varanasi sell cannabis in the form of bhang.

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When you're riding a train between Gaya and Varanasi and see you location it real-time on old Nokia phone - it is amazing.

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Pejk follows a random street cow on the streets of Varanasi in India.

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Earth IT Solutions provide software development services in varanasi India.

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(Cremation is preferred, but can be prohibitively expensive for the poor.) Varanasi in particular is notorious for this.

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The problem with this appears to be that sea otters aren’t so interested in the skinny, starved urchins occupying the most barren areas, reports Anuradha Varanasi for Inverse.

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I was in the outskirts of Varanasi over a decade ago, no ATM was working for me and I had no cent to my name.

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I was traveling from Varanasi (India) to Kathmandu (Nepal); you can fly, but I decided to see some scenery and do it by train and bus.

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When I visited Varanasi there were literally bodies and ashes being put in the river right upstream from thousands of people bathing, drinking, playing, and worshipping.

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Looks like the author didn't get the memo that Varanasi (and India) has rejected this outdated poverty-porn view and chose to embrace progress like China and rest of the modern world.

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I left Varanasi on the day before Holi, which is the indian holiday where hooligan kids throw dried paint at people who don't look like they want to be hit with lots of dried paint.

Quote examples

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AAP's candidate got highest number of votes agains Modi in Varanasi election, so I think "opposition leader" term can definitely be used for Manish Sisodia.

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"Many Hindus come to die in Varanasi." Sorry this is an exaggeration, very few old people mostly around that region, most of them women abandoned by their family.

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The same thing done with stolen iOS devices; end up in Shenzen or Varanasi in a "might-be-used-for-parts" bin., until sufficient harrasment/social engineering of the original owner has failed.

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It is the official form of "Peer Review" which is carried out by Kashi Vidvat Parishat, Varanasi where experts from all Schools of Vedanta gather and cross-question your knowledge of the Vedic scriptures and the logic behind your interpretations.

Proper noun examples

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You can also find plenty of gruesome footage of decomposing corpses in the Ganges near Varanasi, shot by recent tourists.

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Varanasi in India, more specifically Manikarnika ghat in 2008 for me.

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Arvind Gupta, the head of IT Cell, BJP is following in Linkedin[1], it seems like he studied in IIT Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use varanasi in a sentence?

If anyone has any doubts the system is still very much alive in India, just visit the ghats of Varanasi where even in death (i.e.

What does varanasi mean?

A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.

What part of speech is varanasi?

varanasi is commonly used as noun.