Sarnath

Both Sarnath and Varanasiare popular among tourists as Buddhist/Jainism and Hindu pilgrimage but they have different feeling and aura attached with them. While Varanasiis loud and noisy, Sarnath is calm and serene. If you want a relaxed outing away from the madding crowd, give a quiet visit to Sarnath and you will feel in a completely whole new world!

Sarnath is probably the most important of all Buddhist holy places, as it is the place where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon (dharma chakra pravartana), thereby bestowing upon Sarnath the title of “birthplace of Buddhism”. In Pali literature, Sarnath has been referred to as Isipatana, while Sanskrit sources refer to as Rishipattana Mrigadava