Varanasi Yatra | Banaras Biennale 2026 | CII

Celebrating India's Living Heritage

27 November – 31 December · Banaras, India

Celebrating India's Living Heritage
Banaras Ghats Sunset

Varanasi Yatra

Sacred Journeys

The Spiritual Yatras of Kashi

Varanasi's sacred geography is mapped by traditional pilgrimage circuits or Yatras, each representing a path of purification and devotion. These routes connect hundreds of shrines, temples, and ghats, carrying pilgrims through the spiritual mandalas of one of the world's oldest living cities.

From the ancient circumambulation of the Panchkroshi Yatra to targeted routes honoring the nine forms of Durga and Gauri, embarking on a Kashi Yatra is an immersion into living faith, mythology, and timeless spiritual discipline.

Varanasi Yatra

Explore Yatras

Vishveshvara Antargrihi Yatra

Vishveshvara Antargrihi Yatra

Essential introductory or closing rite of the Panchakroshi Yatra, delimiting the sacred inner sanctum territory of Lord Vishveshvara.

Kashi Bhairav Yatra

Kashi Bhairav Yatra

A key pilgrimage seeking the blessings of the eight protective Bhairavas, with Kaal Bhairav guarding Kashi as the city's divine Kotwal.

Panchkoshi Yatra

Panchkoshi Yatra

An 88 km circumambulation around Kashi, taking five days and visiting 108 major shrines along the outer boundary.

Buddha Kashi Yatra

Buddha Kashi Yatra

Traces the profound Buddhist heritage across Sarnath, where Buddha delivered his first sermon.

Jain Kashi Yatra

Jain Kashi Yatra

Visits the sacred birthplace of Lord Parshvanath (23rd Tirthankara) and key Jain temples of Bhelupur.