Varanasi – City in the Ganges valley of North India, the holiest city for Hindus; focus of pilgrimage that includes bathing and spreading of ashes
(Pronounced vuh-raa-nuh-see)
To remember the meaning of the Hindu term Varanasi, use the following mnemonic:
On the veranda was a pussy (Varanasi) cat that regarded it as her holy place and liked to bathe and roll in scattered ashes there.
