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Day trips and pilgrimages near Prayagraj. Distances and travel times are not verified — check before you go.
Jhusi or Jhunsi is a town in Prayagraj district, formerly called Pratishthanpur. It is one of the Neolithic sites that provides some of the earliest evidence of farming in South Asia.

Bateshwar is a village in Agra district on the banks of the Yamuna, known for its complex of 101 Shiva temples.

Garhwa fort is a medieval fortified enclosure housing a temple complex in Prayagraj district, known for its early 5th-century Gupta-period Sanskrit inscriptions.
Kara is a township on the banks of the Ganges, 69 km west of Prayagraj in Kaushambi district. It was a regional capital for centuries under the Delhi and Jaunpur Sultanates.

Sarnath is a town northeast of Varanasi where the Buddha gave his first sermon after attaining enlightenment.
Mirzapur is a city in Uttar Pradesh, known for its carpets and brassware industries and the tradition of kajari and birha music.

Sita Samahit Sthal (Sitamarhi) is a Hindu pilgrimage place situated between Prayagraj and Varanasi, with Jangiganj as the nearest railway station.

Kalinjar Fort is one of the largest fortified cities in India. It was one of eight famous forts built by the Chandela emperors and served as the military capital of the Chandela Empire.

Khajuraho, in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, has the country's largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples.

The Chunar Fort is located in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh, on the rocky bank of the Ganges about 34 km northeast of Mirzapur.
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Vindhyavasini Devi temple town on the Ganga, in Mirzapur district.
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Pilgrimage town associated with the Ramayana, on the Mandakini river.
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Ganga-side site associated with Nishadraj and the Ramayana.

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Ancient city with archaeological remains and Buddhist and Jain associations.
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One of the oldest living cities, on the Ganga.

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Pilgrimage city on the Sarayu river.

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State capital known for Nawabi architecture and food.
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