Benares birni ne na Indiya wanda ke gefen Ganges a cikin jihar Uttar Pradesh. Birni ne mai haɗuwa da birane kamar Calcutta, Agra ko Delhi kuma yana da tashar jirgin sama ta duniya. Amma sama da duka, Benares ana ɗauke da birni mafi tsarki na garuruwa bakwai masu tsarki. Filin ibada ne mai mahimmanci sannan kuma wuri ne mai matukar shaawa ga masu yawon bude ido da suke son koyo daga al'adun.
Bari mu ga abin da yake sha'awa ga matafiya birnin Benares. Wannan birni wanda ya haɓaka saboda masana'antu ya kasance cibiyar al'adu wacce ke da mahimmancin mahimmanci ga dubunnan shekaru, saboda haka zamu sami cakuda na ci gaba da al'adu.
Tarihin Benares
Da alama akwai mutane da yawa a cikin wannan yankin a bankunan Ganges a cikin karni na XNUMX BC. A cikin wannan wuri a Indiya tun farkon ƙarni na XNUMX mutane suka zo don neman cibiyar al'adu da addini inda ta zama. Imani ya ce ɗayan kawuna huɗu na allahn Brahma ya huta a wannan wuri kuma saboda haka a yau ya kasance wuri mai mahimmanci na aikin hajji kuma cibiyar addini a Indiya. Bugu da ƙari, bisa ga addinin Hindu, duk wanda ya mutu a cikin garin Benares za a 'yanta shi daga sake zagayowar sake haihuwa. Wannan wurin a halin yanzu yana jan hankalin mahajjata Hindu da yawa waɗanda suka nitse cikin ruwan Kogin Ganges waɗanda ake ɗauka a matsayin tsarkakkun ruwaye waɗanda suke yin ibada daban-daban. Wannan shine dalilin da ya sa shima ya zama wurin yawon buɗe ido don ƙarin koyo game da al'adun Indiya.
Kogin Ganges
Kogin Ganges na tafiya dubban kilomita daga Himalayas kuma shida daga cikinsu sun wuce kai tsaye ta cikin garin Benares, wurin aikin hajji inda wannan kogin da aka dauka a matsayin mai tsarki yana da matukar muhimmanci a wajen ibada da kuma rayuwar yau da kullum. Mun san cewa ɗayan hotunan da aka fi gani a Indiya shi ne na matakai na yau da kullun waɗanda ke kaiwa ga Ganges, wurin da mazauna birni ke yin wanka ko yin abubuwa daban-daban. Kasancewa birni mai mahimmancin gaske a addini, mun san cewa zamu ga wasu al'adu masu ban sha'awa anan. Amma Ganges kogi ne wanda duk da cewa yana da tsarki yana da babban gurɓataccen gurɓataccen ruwa wanda koyaushe yana da datti. Zai yiwu a hau jirgin ruwa a kan kogin amma bai kamata ku sha ruwan ko yin iyo a cikin kogin ba.
A cikin waɗannan ruwan ba wanka kawai suke ba, har ma yawanci suna wanke tufafi harma da ajiye gawarwakin mutane ko na dabbobi. Koyaya, 'yan Hindu sunyi imani da cewa waɗannan ruwan tsarkakakku ne kuma wannan shine dalilin da ya sa yake da kyau a yi wanka a ciki, don mu ga mutane da yawa suna yin hakan.
Ghats
Ofaya daga cikin wuraren da muke tsayawa sosai shine sanannun ghats. Waɗannan su ne yankuna na matakala waɗanda suka haɗa birnin da Kogin Ganges. Waɗannan tsayayyun wurare suna da yawa a cikin Benares, saboda kusan casa'in ke tare da kogin. Wadannan ghats suna da yawa amma wasu sun shahara fiye da wasu. na sani bayar da shawarar ziyartar Dasashwamedh ghat, ɗayan sanannun sanannen wuri kuma galibi zaka ga mutane suna yin wanka suna yin al'adunsu. Bugu da kari, yana kusa da Haikalin Vishwanath, wanda 'yan Hindu ne kawai ke iya isa gare shi amma ana iya ganinsa daga waje. Sauran sanannun ghats sune Manikarnika ko Scindia.
Bikin addinin Aarti
Idan akwai wani abu da ba za mu iya rasawa a cikin Benares ba, yana halartar bikin addini ne a kan Kogin Ganges. A cikin Dasashwamedh ghat anan ne ake yin wannan bikin da rana inda wuta, raye-raye na gargajiya da kiɗa ke haɗuwa cikin yanayi na musamman. Wannan bikin na iya zama duba daga kogi ta jirgin ruwa ko daga ghat kantaTunda kowa zai iya halarta, wannan shine dalilin da yasa ya shahara sosai tsakanin masu yawon buɗe ido zuwa Varanasi. Kari akan haka, yayin bikin zaku iya amfani da damar ku sayi wani abu daga yawancin dillalan tituna a yankin.
Jami'ar Hindu a Benares
Wannan birni kuma tana da harabar jami'a. An gina shi a cikin karni na XNUMX kuma yana da gine-gine da yawa waɗanda ke da tsarin Gothic na Indiya, tare da wahayi mai ban sha'awa. Tsoffin gine-gine ne tare da kasancewa mai girma waɗanda masu yawon bude ido ke son asalin su.
Yi aikin yoga a cikin Varanasi
Mun sani cewa Horon Yoga sananne ne sosai a Indiya kuma akwai mutane da yawa da suke zuwa can don neman salama ta ruhaniya kuma su kammala wannan fasahar. A cikin Benares za mu sami wuraren yin yoga, kodayake a kan ghats ma galibi ne a ga mutane suna yin zuzzurfan tunani. Akwai cibiyoyin yoga da yawa waɗanda za'a iya ziyarta don jin daɗin zama a wuri mai mahimmanci na ruhaniya.