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Varanasi and Jerusalem: Cities that outlived empires
Varanasi and Jerusalem have endured through changing rulers and empires, while retaining deep religious significance. In Varanasi, festival season brings the riverfront ghats alive, with wicker baskets swinging from tall bamboo poles above the water.
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