Duration: 04-05 Hours

Destinations Covered :

Rameshwar Village in Varanasi

 VILLAGE TOUR IN VARANASI

As a tourist you are generally shown the cities, towns and monuments in India but the soul of India lies in its villages as said by Mahatma Gandhi, and this tour is just the right approach to discover the depths of real India and its villages. This offbeat tour is an opportunity to actually be among the village communities of India and get personal in-depth insights into their lifestyle and livelihood, which are hardly mentioned in a travel guidebook. Take a break from your city life and dig deep into the heart of rural India where a land of peacefulness, farming and ancient customs still exists. You can witness the unspoilt beauty of the country and its rich culture, traditions and simple lifestyle by travelling to some great villages of India. Further, you can breathe in the fresh air, walk in the lush green grounds and spellbound at the stunning landscape.

You will be taken to Rameshwar village which is the nearest village to Varanasi and is located on the banks of river Varuna. You enjoy village tour in Rameshwar Village by meeting the villagers and their Agricultural and Cattle Farm. You will also visit the Sanskrit school and Ashrams like Shanti Dham Ashram and many more which are situated in the village.

Few tourist spend the whole night in village to see the way villagers lives and see their day to day activity of farming and other rituals that only performed in villages like evening gathering near fire in winter or their tradition of marriages and celebrating festivals or enjoying some mela/bajar/local market or the way of cooking food on traditional chulas by burning cow dung and wood sticks.

Rameshwar Village is also one of the five places of which the devotees have to round up and complete his Panch Koshi Parikrama in Varanasi on the Ekadasi.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Experience India like a local away from the tourist sites & in a rural community.

• Visit the Mahila Udyamita vikas Kendra where you can see the unexposured talent of rural womans you can also learn the art of Papad, Pickle, Snacks making & see how various spices are being grinded & packaged for selling in local markets.

• Visit the local Gaushala (Dairy farm) which runs under the supervision of Surabhi Gaushala trust where you can find various breed of Cows (Ganga tiri,Gir,Haryana etc) which have been prevented from the slaughter houses & now are being taken care of in this Gaushala.

• Milk as well as other milk products obtained from these cows is made available to people through Goras Bhandar which is an effort to balance both traditional and contemporary.

• Learn how the cow dung obtained has helped astoundingly in converting acres of barren land into fertile land further this dung is also used for producing bio gas and various types of indigenous fertilizers like- compost fertilizer, Samanvay fertilizer etc. You will witness how the locals use this bio gas for cooking food & other activities.

• Visit the Sanskrit school located in the village where Sanskrit (One of the oldest languages in the world) is still the medium of teaching you can see the scholars learning about the Vedas, Upnishads & doing Vedic recitals.

• On the way to Rameshwar village visit Navsadhana Kala Kendra that trains the students professionally in Bharatnatyam & Hindustani vocal this is an unparalleled institution which aims at the multi-dimensional development of a person through Indian classical art – dance and music.

• You will also be visiting “Shanti dham Ashram” which is a catholic prayer centre for the Christian society living in Varanasi.

• We will take you to a famous old Shiva temple located on the bank of river Varuna which is a beautiful depiction of art & architecture of ancient India it is also believed that this is the only Hindu temple which barbaric Mughal ruler Aurangzeb couldn’t destroy there is a huge fair on the occasion of Mahashivaratri in this temple

INCLUDES –

• Air-Conditioned vehicle for pick up and drop from the hotel.
• English Speaking Guide (Language Guides are also available)
• Mineral Water bottle (one bottle per person)

We can also customize the program as per your requirements.

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