4. Varanasi
Kasi or Varanasi is one of the most ancient, famous and holiest of the pilgrim centers. The culture of Varanasi is closely associated
with the River Ganges and the river's religious importance. The city has been a cultural and religious centre in North India for several
thousand years. The Benares Gharana form of Indian classical music developed in Varanasi, and many prominent Indian philosophers,
poets, writers, and musicians resided or reside in Varanasi, including Kabir, Satguru Ravidass ji, Trailanga Swami, Munshi Premchand,
Jaishankar Prasad, Acharya Shukla, Ravi Shankar, Girija Devi, Hariprasad Chaurasia, and Bismillah Khan. Tulsidas wrote Ramacharitamanas here,
and Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath located near Varanasi (Kashi).
Varanasi is home to four universities: Banaras Hindu University, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan
Studies and Sampurnanand Sanskrit University. Residents mainly speak Hindi and Kashika Bhojpuri, which is closely related to the Hindi
language. People often refer to Varanasi as "the city of temples", "the holy city of India", "the religious capital of India",
"the city of lights", and "the city of learning."
So due to so much diversity and great culture, the people of Varanasi always welcomes the guest. They never make any difference on base of any community/gender/ on base of sexuality (LGBT) or any other. For them all guests are shadow of God and they welcome them in same manner "Atithi Devo Bhava".
Still Varanasi is a holy place, so couples – regardless of sexuality –should avoid passionate activities in public as it will raise a few eyebrows. The local traditions and cultural sensitivities need to be kept in mind. It is not specially for Gay or Lesbian but for all.