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Maharaja Banaras Vidya Mandir Museum, Varanasi

Across the Ganga lies the Ramnagar fort, ancestral home of the Maharajas of Banaras. The museum consequently displays weapons, manuscripts, palanquins and the decorative arts. On view is an astronomical clock, textiles and paintings. Two outstanding objects are a textile woven with ivory and a pictorial depiction of Dussehra celebrations on the river which involves a colourful procession of boats.

Maharaja Banaras Vidya Mandir Museum
Fort Ramnagar, Varanasi

Timings: January to March: 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm; April to September 8.30 am to 12.30pm, 2.00 to 6.00 pm; October to December: 9.00 am to 12.30pm, 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm
Closed on Muharram and Vijaya Dashami.