However, when the British came into India, to Varanasi and up the Ganges, they brought products from their mills.

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For visitors interested in religion and architecture, she might craft an itinerary to Agra via the spiritual center of Varanasi to witness the ceremony of lighting votive lamps on the Ganges, and Khajuraho, known for its intricate temples.

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Situated on the banks of the Ganges River, Varanasi (formerly Benares) is visited by millions of Hindu pilgrims each year, most coming to cremate a deceased loved one and bathe themselves in the river's horrifically polluted but extremely holy waters.

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