Bangali Tola Varanasi

Peace by the Ganges.

A six-room heritage haveli in the old city, steps from the ghats.

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A heritage room at Aghora with arched wall niches, an old panelled door and a woven mudha stool
A heritage room at Aghora with arched niches and an old panelled door

A soulful stay

Small by nature.
Slow by design.

  • 6

    rooms, no more

    A small, personal house, run by its owners and kept calm.

  • Sattvic

    and vegetarian

    A quiet house kept free of alcohol and meat, in keeping with the old city.

  • On foot

    to the river

    The ghats are a few steps down the lane. The galis are best explored walking.

The haveli

Built from fragments of Banaras.

Aghora sits in a quiet lane off Mansarovar Ghat Road, in Bangali Tola, one of the oldest quarters of Varanasi.

The rooms keep the character of the house: arched wall niches, old panelled doors and shutters, and hand-plastered walls, softened with simple textiles, handwoven rugs and woven mudha stools.

The palette comes from the old city itself: oxblood and ivory, dusky saffron, moss and bamboo. Small, sattvic and calm, so the days can slow to the rhythm of the lanes and the river.

An arched wall niche in hand-plastered walls
Arched niches
A bamboo blind under a plastered arch
Bamboo blinds
A heritage room with its panelled door open onto a small balcony
A heritage room, open to a small balcony

Rooms

Six rooms, three ways to stay

Every room has an attached bathroom with hot water and free Wi-Fi.

  1. Four rooms

    Standard Double

    ₹2,499per night

    • One double bed
    • Attached bathroom, hot water
    • Free Wi-Fi
    • AC coming soon
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  2. One room First floor

    Deluxe Double

    ₹2,999per night

    • One double bed
    • Attached bathroom, hot water
    • Free Wi-Fi
    • AC coming soon
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  3. One room Second floor

    Family AC Room

    ₹3,499per night

    • Two double beds
    • Up to four guests
    • Air-conditioned
    • Attached bathroom, hot water
    • Free Wi-Fi
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For now the Family Room is our only air-conditioned room. AC is coming soon to every room.

Inside Aghora

A room with arched windows, bamboo blinds and a ceiling fan
Arched windows and bamboo blinds
A double bed made up in white in a heritage room
A heritage double room
A terracotta-and-white double room with wall shelves and a bamboo blind
Terracotta and white
A plastered arch above patterned tiles in an attached bathroom
Attached bathrooms, hot water
A double room with a floral bedspread and an ornate door
Florals and an ornate door

The house

Small, sattvic and personal

In every stay

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Attached bathroom with hot water in every room
  • An open rooftop
  • Air conditioning in the Family Room; coming soon to every room
Check-in
from 12 PM
Check-out
by 11 AM
Cancellation
free until 48 hours before check-in

House rules

  • Aghora is a sattvic house: no alcohol and no non-vegetarian food
  • Smoking on the rooftop only
  • Couples, married or unmarried, are warmly welcome
  • We are not able to host pets
  • We are unable to accept guests holding a local Varanasi ID

Aghora is a room-only stay. We do not offer breakfast, laundry or airport pickup.

Location

Steps from the ghats

Bangali Tola is the old heart of Kashi: narrow lanes, small temples and sweet shops, with the river always close. From our door, Mansarovar and Kedar Ghats are a few steps down the lane.

Walk the ghats north towards Dashashwamedh for the evening Ganga aarti, or follow the lanes to Kashi Vishwanath. The galis are best on foot.

Aghora 13/203 Andhra Ashram Lane,
Mansarovar Ghat Road, Bangali Tola,
near Sonarpura, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
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Street map of Bangali Tola with the River Ganga to the east; the pin marks Aghora © OpenStreetMap contributors

Tuesday 24 November 2026

Dev Deepawali in Kashi

On Kartik Purnima, the full moon of the month of Kartik, the ghats of Varanasi are lit with lakhs of earthen lamps, and the city comes down to the river. It is one of the most beautiful nights of the year in Banaras, and one of the busiest.

If you are planning to be here between 22 and 25 November, write to us early.

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