Ramnagar Fort

Ramnagar Fort is a sandstone palace-fortress on the eastern bank of the Ganges opposite Varanasi — the ancestral home of the Maharajas of Banaras, built in 1750 in Mughal architectural style. Its Veda Vyasa Museum houses remarkable royal artefacts including ivory palanquins, vintage cars, weapons, and astronomical clocks. The month-long Ramnagar Ramlila (October) — performed in the streets around the fort — is the world's most elaborate Ramayana performance.