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Banaras Hindu University

One of Asia's largest residential universities, with a leafy campus, a fine art museum and a big white temple.

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Open
Campus daily; museum usually closed Sundays
Price
Free campus; museum is ticketed
Time Needed
2–3 hours
Address
Banaras Hindu University, Lanka, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005Directions
Getting There
By auto to the Lanka gate.

Why Go

Madan Mohan Malaviya founded it in 1916. Bharat Kala Bhavan is an outstanding museum of miniatures and sculpture, and the marble New Vishwanath Temple is open to all.

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