Varanasi, home to Baranas Hindu University, is on the left bank of this river
According to the Hindu mythology, Varanasi is considered one of the oldest cities 
of ... Today, Varanasi is also known as Banaras and is situated on t... ... as 
Banaras and is situated on the left bank of the river Ganges in the state of ... and 
Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, to institute Banares Hindu University.