Chunar Travel Guide

Located in the Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh, close to Varanasi, Chunar is a place where nature, history and religion fuse together to form one picture-perfect destination. Once home to the glorious Chunar Fort, constructed by Maharaja Vikramaditya, the city today lies in solace, waiting for an audience so that the city could narrate its tales of glory.

On the bank of the holy river Ganga, Chunar was earlier called as Charandaru because Hindu God, Vishnu was believed to have taken his first step here in the city during his Vaman incarnation in the Satyug period. Another story states that a celestial being rested on the rock during his journey from Himalaya to Kanyakumari. The impression of the man resting on the rock later developed to become Chunar. It is believed that Chunar gained attention when Babar visited it. The Chunar Fort had served as the palace for many previous rulers and it was after Babar’s stay in the fort that the fort gained more recognition. Humayun, years later, offered Chunar and Jaunpur to Sher Shah in return of Bengal.