I belongs to Varanasi so confidently I can give you true knowledge about Varanasi.varanasi is a Holi city as mentioned in many Holi books .this is situated on the bank of River GANGA.and gangs is a Holi River according to Indian culture we call it MA GANGA.there are many ganga river banks in Varanasi for example assi ghat, dashaswamedh ghat, Raj ghat Manikarnika ghat and many more .these are very beautiful.peapole from India’s different parts come to see it’s beauti.