Varanasi

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  1. 1
    A large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India.

    "On either side of the roof, Varanasi stretched out in an arc, its sandstone walls catching the light until they shone a rich sepia gold."

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banarasbanarasbenaresbenareskashi

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"On either side of the roof, Varanasi stretched out in an arc, its sandstone walls catching the light until they shone a rich sepia gold."

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī).

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uttar pradesh

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