3 Day Sarnath Excursion With Varanasi

New Delhi – Varanasi

<p>Welcome to Varanasi where you are expected to arrive in the morning in Varanasi.</p> <p>Pick up from the Airport or Railway station and check in to the hotel.</p> <p>Freshen up before proceeding to the excursion at Sarnath.</p> <p>Sarnath is a place 20 km away in the northern area from Varanasi City.</p> <p>This is the place where the Buddha preached his first sermon to his five disciples and so Buddhism came into existence.</p> <p>Later emperor Ashoka established a number of stupas and monuments to spread Buddhism.</p> <p>Through stupa which is a house of relics, manuscripts and fascinating inscriptions, Ashoka depicted Indian History, development of Buddhism.</p> <p>Chaukhandi stupa fascinates the visitors with its beauty and grace and several animals and birds are also a matter of attraction in the Sarnath zoo (especially Dear Park).</p> <p>There are also remains of monasteries and the beautifully polished Lion capital of Ashoka.</p> <p>Sarnath museum contains some of the finest specimens of Buddhist sculpture Vaisaleha (April-May) full moon is worshipped as the anniversary of three important events- Buddha&rsquo;s birth, Enlightenment and death while Asadhya (July-August) full moon is worshipped on the anniversary of his first sermon after attaining Enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, Buddha the great sage, visited Sarnath and preached his first holy sermon to five disciples (i.e- Kaundiya, Bashpa, Bhadrika, Ahanaman and Ashuajit) for redeeming humanity.</p> <p>Here the foundation of a new order of monks (Sangha) and a new order of religious doctrine (Dhamma) was newly established.</p> <p>Sarnath is also Sacredly important for Jains as it is the site of asceticism and death of Shreyamshanath, who was the 11th Trithankar.<br /><br />In the evening, get ready to experience one of the most memorable moments of your life, as you will be taken to River Ganges.</p> <p>You must not miss witnessing Ganga. Aarti, Which is the magnificent event during the evening.</p> <p>It starts at 5.00 pm. with the gathering of people where you can experience a great ecstasy during the process of Aarti.</p> <p>At Dashaswamedh Ghat, a group of young saints well clad in silky saffron and white robs conduct this ceremony. Each saint takes up a specific spot in the Ghat and starts the rituals by offering flowers to the river Ganga.</p> <p>The ritual includes many oil lamps like snake hood lamp which are waved in a synced motion chanting some mantras.</p> <p>You can witness thousands of small oil lamps floating on the river that would look like numerous stars on the water.</p> <p>Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight stay in the hotel.&nbsp;</p>