Dalmandi

Dalmandi (meaning Lentil Market), officially known as Hakim Mohammad Jafar Marg is one of the largest markets of Varanasi, spanning from Beniyabagh to Chowk Police Station near Kashi Vishwanath Temple. It is located in Purvanchal and is mostly run by Muslims. In the Dalmandi area of Varanasi, merchants historically engaged in the trade of lentils and attended performances by Tawaifs, who performed music and dance in the evenings.

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Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith

Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith is a public university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Established on 10 February 1921 as Kashi Vidyapith and later renamed, it is administered under the state legislature of the government of Uttar Pradesh. It got University status in 1974 as Deemed to be University and State University status in 2009 by The Uttar Pradesh State Universities Act, 2008. The university has more than 400+ affiliated colleges spread over six districts. It is one of the largest state universities in Uttar Pradesh, with hundreds of thousands of students, both rural and urban. It offers a range of professional and academic courses in arts, science, commerce, agriculture science, law, computing and management.

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Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency

Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in the Uttar Pradesh state in India. Narendra Modi has been elected thrice from this constituency to become the Prime Minister of India. His party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, is the most successful in Varanasi, having won a total of 8 terms since the constituency was established in 1952.

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Bharat Mata Mandir

Bharat Mata Mandir is located on the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith campus in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Instead of traditional statues of gods and goddesses, this temple has a huge map of Akhand Bharat carved in marble. This temple is dedicated to Bharat Mata and was originally the only one of its kind in the world, though a few others have now been built. The Bharat Mata Mandir was created by philanthropist and freedom fighter Shiv Prasad Gupta. The temple was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1936. Gandhi said: "In this temple there are no statues of gods and goddesses. Here there is only a map of India raised on marble. I hope that this temple will take the form of a worldwide platform for all religions, along with Harijans, and of all castes and beliefs, and it would contribute to feelings of religious unity, peace and love in this country." Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Vallabhbhai Patel were also present at the inauguration.

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Varanasi Junction railway station

Varanasi Junction railway station is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in the Varanasi Metro area are Banaras, Varanasi City, Kashi and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction. The junction station is sandwiched between the cantonment region and Chetganj region of the city. The station is partially controlled by the Lucknow Division of the Northern Railway Zone and the Varanasi Division of the North Eastern Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. Varanasi Junction railway station nearly reaches the frequency of 300 trains daily. Almost, 29 trains originate and terminate at the station. Premium trains of Indian Railways also originate from the Varanasi Junction, such as Vande Bharat Express, Mahamana Express Rajdhani Express

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Varanasi Graduates constituency

Varanasi Graduates constituency is one of a hundred Legislative Council seats in Uttar Pradesh. This constituency covers Varanasi, Mirzapur, Ghazipur, Ballia, Chandauli, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra districts.

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Over time, the variety of lentils traded in the area decreased, although the practice of performances by the Tawaifs in the Kothas continued. It is believed, during the British Raj, the strategy to expel the British from India were considered in the Kothas of Rajeshwar Bai, Jaddan Bai and Rasoolan Bai, located in the same area. Ustad Bismillah Khan lived in this area as well. The city plans to demolish around 10,000 shops in Dalmandi to widen the eight ft-wide road to twenty-three ft in order to make the way easier for the devotees going to Kashi Vishwanath Temple. This will reduce the distance of the temple from 2.5 km to 1 km.