Discover Sarnath: Varanasi's Ideal Picnic Destination with Museums, Mini Zoo, and More
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Sarnath: Varanasi's Perfect Picnic Spot with Mini Zoo, Temples & Ancient History
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News18•25-02-2026, 13:26
Sarnath: Varanasi's Perfect Picnic Spot with Mini Zoo, Temples & Ancient History
•Sarnath offers a diverse range of attractions including a mini zoo, deer park, museum, temples, and heritage sites, making it an ideal picnic destination.
•It is the site of Mahatma Buddha's first sermon and a significant center of faith for many Buddhist countries, featuring a temple with Buddha's bone relics and a Japanese temple.
•The location also holds importance for Sanatan (Hindu) faith, housing the ancient Sarangnath Mahadev temple with two Shivlings.
•The mini zoo boasts numerous species of turtles, gharials, crocodiles, and a variety of birds like cranes, ostriches, and parrots; the Deer Park is home to over 500 deer, blackbucks, and barasingha.
•Sarnath's museum, maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India, preserves over 6800 ancient sculptures, including the original Ashoka Pillar from 250 BCE, and offers a light and sound show at Chaukhandi Stupa.
