如发现有乱码， 请直接从这里浏览原文
正文摘录:

werebuiltthroughoutthecity。slonghistory.TheKashiVishwanathTemple，alsoknownastheGoldenTemple，isIo—catedontheoutskirtsoftheGanges.ThistempleholdsgreatreligioussignificancetotheHindusandgivesVaranasiitssa—credstanding.Securityistight，however,andthetempleissometimescompletelyoff-limitstoforeigners.DurgaTemple，alsoknownastheMonkeyTemple，isanotherwell—knownreligioussite.Thetern—piereceiveditsnameduetotheJargenum—berofmonkeysonitspremises.ThousandsofHindusvisitduringauspiciousoccasions.Non—Hindusareal—fowedtoenterthecourtyardofthetern—piebutnotitsinnersanctum.TheSankatMochenTempleisalsopopularwithlocalciti-zensandholdsmanyyearlyreligiousaswellascuIturalfestivals.Finally,theAlamagirMosque，overlookingPanchgangaGhat.issaidtobeagreatplaceforabird’seyeviewofthearea.除了伽特之外，JEl城中纵横交错的细街小巷也是游客不能错过的地方。路旁有很多台子，走在这里，你的视觉、嗅觉和听觉都会有很多不可思议的感受。瓦拉纳西还有很多历史久远的寺庙。几乎在每个路口，你都能看到一座小寺庙，这些地方是人们日常祈祷和当地宗教仪式的主要场所。不少大型的寺庙则跟城市一起经历了历史的风风雨雨。座落在恒河水边的黄金庙，是湿婆神的圣坛。它在印度教中具有举足轻重的意义，同时还赋予瓦拉纳西庄严神圣的地位。这里通常戒备森严，有时候，外国游客只能进入寺庙的外围，但有时候，它也会对游客们完全开放。另一座著名的宗教圣殿是杜嘉女神庙，由于附近有大量的猴子出没，所以这里又叫作猴子庙。成千上万的印度教徒会在吉日来到这里祈祷。非教徒则只能进入外围，不能走进庙宇内部。SankatMochen在当地也很有名，它常常会举行一些文化活动或年度的宗教集会。而鸟瞰潘奇刚噶伽特景象的最佳地方则是在Alamagir清真寺顶上。Apartfromsightseeing.thereareplentyofotherexperiencestobehadinthismagnificentcity.ForthoseseekingculturaIenrichment.Varanasiofrersop—portunitiestolearnaclassicalinstrumentsuchasthetablaorthesitar.YOaaisanotherpopularactivity.Musicteachersandyogateacherscanbefoundthrough-outthecity,butitisprobablybesttoaskaroundforthemostreputableones.ManyplacesalsoofferopportunitiestolearntheHindilanguage，Hindureligion，ormeditation.Forthoseouttodoalittleshopping.Varanasiiswellknownforitssilk.Althoughitisalittleoutoftheway,theMehrotraSilkFactoryhasreasonablesetpricesandagoodselection.Therearemanytailorsinthecitythatcanmakeyoubeautifulscarves，saris，andclothingfrOmthesilkyoubuy.Beforemakinganylargepurchases，however,itisim—portantthatshoppersfirstlookaroundandgaugewhatthegoingratesare.Itisalsoadvisablethatshopperslearnhowtodistinguishbetweenrealandfakesilk.Whenpurchasingsomething，itisimperativetodriveahardbargain.除了观光之外，每个人都能在这个宏伟的圣城中各得其所。有人寻找丰富的文化，在瓦拉纳西，你可以学到传统的乐器表演，比方说手鼓、锡塔尔琴。印度瑜珈也很流行，城市中随处可以找到音乐老师和瑜珈老师，当然你最好还是多打听打听，找个知名的老师来教。有的地方还提供北印地语、印度宗教及冥想教学。如果是想外出购物，瓦拉纳西的丝绸远近闻名。梅罗特拉丝绸工厂的丝绸品种繁多，价格公道，唯一美中不足的是稍微有点远。买完丝绸之后，你可以在任何一家城中遍布的裁缝店把它们做成美丽的围巾、沙丽和衣服。当然，进行大宗购物之前，消费者最好先走一走看一看，衡量一下哪儿的性价比最高。认真学习区分真假丝绸也非常有必要。最后，购物的时候，必然还要经历一个激烈地讨价还价过程。TbhungrytraVeIers，Varanasioffersinter—estingfaretoticklethepalate.ChoicesincludebudgetrestaurantsIiketheJaikaRestaurantnearVijayaTalkiesforverygoodnorthIndiandishes，ortheACShahiRestaurantandtheKesariRestaurantfordeliciousvegetarianIndiandishesforveryreasonablerates.Tothoselookingtosplurge，VarunaandChowkintheTajGangesHotelrespectivelyofferfinelndianandWesterncuisine.VaranasiisalsohometoquiteanumberofMiddleEasternrestaurants，possiblyduetothehiahinfluxoftouristsfromIsrael.TheHaifaCafeispopularforitsMiddleEast—erncuisine，butalsooffersawiderangeofIndianandcontinentaldishes.AIcoholisillegaIintheoldcitybutfortheadven—turous，VaranasioffersBhang，apotent，powderedformofmarijuanamixedinto”special“Iassis.Tandai.aCOOImilkdrinkmadewithpistachios，almonds，andke—sattoppedoffwithmalai(cream)isalsoworthtrying.瓦拉纳西还给到处享受美食的游客提供了一些新奇的菜色。你可以选择VijayaTalk—ies附近的Jaika餐厅品尝美昧的北印度菜0[tober2007BllinguolTime017