The Varanasi Heritage Dossier

The Varanasi Heritage Dossier

Sharing knowledge
and promoting participation
for the candidature of the Ghats of Varanasi
in the World Heritage list

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Preface
Summary
Identification
Justification
Description
History and Development
Management & Conservation
Pressures and heritage scenario
The Ganga river system: natural and cultural heritage
Varanasi: the mosaic of Indian culture

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Detailed description of each heritage Site

• Asi Ghat to Pancakota Ghat
  
• Prabhu Ghat to Kedara Ghat
• Chauki Ghat to Chausatthi Ghat
• Ranamahal Ghat to Tripurabhairavi Ghat
• Mir Ghat to Bajirao Ghat
• Durga Ghat to Phuta Ghat
• Prahalad Ghat to Raj Ghat
• Scindhia Ghat to Pancaganga Gha
• The Core: Adi Vishvanatha, Vishvanatha, Vishalakshi Kshetra
• Other Heritage Property across the Ganga river
  

Vrinda Dar - A call for international partnership to protect Varanasi, which is a world heritage

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The PIL
Public participation for Heritage Conservation and Management - work in progress
Varanasi Chronology
Varanasi Bibliography

See also

⇒ Varanasi
⇒ Ghats in Varanasi
⇒ Cultural heritage
⇒ List of heritage registers
⇒ World Heritage Site
⇒ Heritage tourism
⇒ Kautilya Society

Vrinda Dar - Awareness, documentation, legislation, implementation, monitoring are the processes required in order to protect the cultural heritage

External links

⇒ Kautilya Society - playlist
⇒ ⇒ Fai la cosa giusta - Difendere il patrimonio di Benares - India

⇒ Kautilya Community Group
⇒ Banaras Ghats for UNESCO World Heritage List

⇒ UNESCO World Heritage List
Officiall Site ⇒ Varanasi Development Authority (VDA)

Updates

Updates of the work in progress about the development of this Wikiversity module are reported in the Blog Banaras Biradari