Excerpt from Kashi the City Illustrious, or Benares Conscious of its many deficiencies, this little book is issued in the hope that it may prove of some service to visitors to Benares, and possibly to others who reside here for a season. Whatever its fate, it is offered by one who is not only intensely interested in Kashi, but who loves her dearly, and desires, and strives for, her good. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.