apart from this city, which are the other 6 sacred cities?
Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Kanchipuram, Ujjain, Dwarka
Tirtha (Hinduism)
In ancient texts, Varanasi (Benares, Kashi), Rameshwaram, Kanchipuram, Dwarka, Puri, and Haridwar have been mentioned as particularly holy sites, along with geographies where major rivers meet ("sangam") or join the sea. The Kumbhamela, which rotates at a gap of three years, between Prayaga (renamed to Allahabad in the late medieval era), Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik, remain popular into the modern times, with tens of millions of Hindus participating.
varanasi is the oldest city in the world Varanasi is a major religious hub in India, it is the holiest of the seven sacred cities ("Sapta Puri") in Hinduism and Jainism what is the meaning of its name? Its name is derived from two Ganges tributaries - Varuna and Assi
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Tirtha (Hinduism) [SEP] Holy sites
In ancient texts, Varanasi (Benares, Kashi), Rameshwaram, Kanchipuram, Dwarka, Puri, and Haridwar have been mentioned as particularly holy sites, along with geographies where major rivers meet ("sangam") or join the sea. The Kumbhamela, which rotates at a gap of three years, between Prayaga (renamed to Allahabad in the late medieval era), Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik, remain popular into the modern times, with tens of millions of Hindus participating.