Maharana Mahal by Brij Om
A visual chronicle of the palace, the river, and the spirit of Banaras.
The Gallery

A visual chronicle of the palace, the river, and the spirit of Banaras.

Maharana Mahal in photographs: the ghat at first light, courtyards of the 1670 palace, rooms that open to the Ganga, and evenings on Rana Mahal Ghat in Varanasi. Each frame is a moment from a stay here.

The Palace

A visual chronicle of the palace, the river, and the spirit of Banaras.
Wide-angle hotel lobby at Maharana Mahal heritage hotel Varanasi — arched white Mughal colonnade, warm ambient lighting, illuminated reception desk, traditional wooden seating — luxury palace hotel near Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Heritage hotel lobby at Maharana Mahal Varanasi — carved white Mughal colonnade, traditional teak furniture, Rajasthani mosaic tile floor — boutique palace hotel near Dashashwamedh Ghat
Palace corridor seating at Maharana Mahal heritage hotel Varanasi — pink velvet chairs, teak tables, carved white Mughal arches, Rajasthani mosaic tile floor — 17th-century Rajput palace hotel on the Ganges
Hotel reception at Maharana Mahal heritage hotel Varanasi — Ganesha idol on illuminated front desk, pink velvet chairs, carved white Mughal arches, Rajasthani mosaic tile floor — spiritual boutique palace hotel Rana Mahal Ghat
Kaashi Suite golden chhajja bay window at Maharana Mahal heritage hotel Varanasi — octagonal Mughal arched windows framing panoramic sacred Ganga river view, teak chairs and table — luxury Ganges view hotel Banaras
Peacock arch chhajja sitting area at Maharana Mahal heritage hotel Varanasi — ornate carved peacock motif arch framing Ganga river view, teak chairs — unique Rajput palace feature, boutique hotel Kashi

Stay

Palace
Suite at Maharana Mahal boutique hotel Varanasi — purple velvet armchairs, teak coffee table, open carved arch with glass view into spa bathroom featuring live tree-trunk and soaking tub
Kaashi Suite chhajja at Maharana Mahal boutique hotel Varanasi — golden octagonal bay window, Ganga river view with boats, carved Mughal arch frame — heritage palace hotel Banaras India
Ganga Darshan Suite at Maharana Mahal Varanasi — carved four-poster bed with Mughal arch canopy, Banarasi patchwork bedding, open arch view into tree-feature luxury bathroom — heritage palace hotel India
Heritage room at Maharana Mahal boutique hotel Varanasi — dark teak wardrobe with gold handles, minibar, and arched doorway opening to Ganga river view — palace hotel near Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Kaashi Suite at Maharana Mahal heritage hotel Varanasi — carved four-poster teak bed with Banarasi patchwork pillows, private colonnade balcony with morning Ganga river view — boutique palace hotel Banaras
Kaashi Suite with Ganga view at Maharana Mahal Varanasi — four-poster heritage bed, open Mughal colonnade balcony with bench seating, sacred Ganges river in daylight — spiritual luxury hotel India
Benaras Heritage Room at Maharana Mahal hotel Varanasi — double bed with vibrant hand-stitched Banarasi patchwork bedding, teak wardrobe with mirror — boutique heritage room in 17th-century palace Kashi
Suite sitting room at Maharana Mahal luxury hotel Varanasi — purple velvet chairs, teak coffee table, open arch view through to spa bathroom with tree-feature soaking tub — boutique heritage hotel Banaras
Ganga Darshan Suite four-poster bed at Maharana Mahal Varanasi — deep carved Rajput arch canopy in dark teak, white linen, Banarasi patchwork pillows, Ganga colonnade view — luxury heritage hotel India
Ganga Darshan Suite at Maharana Mahal Varanasi — carved Mughal arch four-poster king bed, colorful Banarasi patchwork runner, open glass anteroom with live tree-trunk bathtub — heritage palace hotel Ganges
Kaashi Suite golden chhajja at Maharana Mahal luxury hotel Varanasi — yellow domed bay with panoramic Ganga view, arched Mughal windows, teak seating — heritage Rajput palace hotel with Ganges view

Dining

Pravaah Dining
Kinara restaurant at Maharana Mahal luxury hotel Varanasi — elegant dining room with velvet chairs, candlelit tables, pendant lights and panoramic Ganga river view at night — best rooftop restaurant Varanasi

Experiences

Guests relaxing on the moonlit terrace at Maharana Mahal heritage hotel Varanasi, with bamboo chairs, lanterns and sacred Ganga view — Pravaah patio café, boutique palace hotel on Rana Mahal Ghat
Heritage room interior at Maharana Mahal Varanasi — arched balcony door with yellow ochre walls framing the sacred Ganga river, teak desk and chair — Ganga view room in boutique palace hotel Banaras
Ganga river view through carved Rajput jali screen and Mughal arch at Maharana Mahal Varanasi — four-poster bed post, boats on the Ganges visible below — luxury heritage hotel with Ganga view India