General Facts About Varanasi

• Beware of touts that pose as 'Pundits' on the Ghats to extract money from the devotees to perform religious ceremonies.
• Check for fare and the route before hiring a rickshaw and auto to move around in the city.
• Beware of agents between the buyers and sellers of handicraft items.
• Incidents of snatching and pick pocketing have been heard in the temples so take care that you keep your valuables in hotel itself.
• Arms and ammunitions are not allowed inside the temples for security reasons, especially in the Kashi Viswanath temple or Gyanvapi Mosque.