Mark Twain, a famous American writer, humorist, and essayist, once said “Benaras is older than history, older than tradition. Older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put ...

Varanasi, the seat of Kashi Vishwanath, one of the most revered of 12 Jyotirlingas — had an overwhelming surge of devotion with lakhs thronging Kashi to seek blessings of Lord Shiva, on Wednesday.