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Varanasi (Benares) is a major holy place of Hinduism and Buddhism. This sacred land appeared as a stage for Yukio Mishima's "The Sea of Fertility" and Shusaku Endo's "Deep River". Celebrities such as Kotaro Sawaki and Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi also visited Varanasi. It is still a longing place for many tourists. It is located approximately 820 km southeast of the capital, Delhi and approximately 700 km northwest of Kolkata. It is said that Varanasi city centered on the sacred Ganga is home to nearly 1500 Hindu temples and over 270 mosques. More than 1 million worshipers visit annually, purify themselves with stepped ghats that extend about 500 km west of the Ganges, and worship at temples in the city. Along the Ghat, there are temples, hotels for worship, and private houses in various forms, which show beautiful harmony with the Ganges river surface.