Adventure

Adventure

River cruises

16 seater cruise boat runs from Saraswati Ghat, Allahabad every day for places in and around. Run by Allahabad Development Authority, a trip costs Rs. 100/- per head for 2 hours(deisel) and Rs. 200/-(for petrol driven boat). Certain travel agencies run 3 or more days boat cruises. from Allahabad to Varansi and even longer ones for Mirzapur.

Vindhyachal

70 km. (one and a half hour drive) from Varanasi, Vindhyachal is a renowned religious city dedicated to Goddess Vindhyavasini. Mythologically goddess Vindhyavasini is believed to be the instant bestower of bendiction. Ther are several temples of other deities in the vicinity, the most famous ones being Ashtabhuja Devi Temple and kalikhoh Temple, which constitute the Trikona Parikrama (circumambulation). The Vindhyavasini Devi Temple, the Ashtabhuja temple, dedicated to Goddess Mahasaraswati (on a hollock, 3 km from Vindhyavasini temple) and the Kali khoh temple, dedicated to Goddess Kali (2 km from Vindhyavasini temple) form the Trikon Parikrama.