Ramnagar Fort A Must-See Attraction on Your Varanasi Tour

Ramnagar Fort is located on the banks of Holy river of Ganges in Varanasi's neighbouring city Ramanagar. A fortified edifice built in the 18th century, this impressive piece of architecture has weathered the test of time and witnessed countless historical changes.

Since its beginning, the majestic Ramnagar fort has served as the residence of the Royal family of Banaras.The fort is composed of cream-colored Chunar sandstone.

Ramnagar fort is one of Varanasi's most popular tourist attractions, with a museum and a temple dedicated to Vedvyasa, the author of the Mahabharata, as well as a south-facing temple of Lord Hanuman inside the stronghold.

The museum contains various traditional and royal antiques, some of which belonged to the Banaras Royal family. A good collection of vintage cars, mediaeval costumes, adorned seats, elephant saddles, magnificently brocaded palanquins, a massive astronomical clock, different manuscripts, literature, armoury and weaponry from that era, swords, ivory-woven textiles and so on may be seen.

The Maharaja of Varanasi currently lives in a portion of Ramnagar fort.