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 Maharaja Banaras Vidya Mandir Museum is located at Fort Ramnagar in Varanasi.The museum was established in the year 1964.Previouly the building of the museum was the palace of Maharaja of Benaras.The museum contains various types of objects including weapons, manuscripts, palanquins, astronomical clock, paintings etc. The pictorial depiction of Dussehra celebrations and Ram Leela and a textile woven with ivory are worth mentioning.
The visiting time of the museum is from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm and 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm (from January to March), from 8.30 am to 12.30pm and 2.00 to 6.00 pm (April to September), from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm and 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm (October to December). The museum remains closed on Moharram and Vijaya Dashami.
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(Last Updated on : 25-11-2014)
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