According to the French traveller Tavernier, the majority of houses in Varanasi during the 17th century were made of
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UPSC CDS-2 – 2018
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, in his “Travels in India,” described the city of Banaras (Varanasi) in the 17th century. He noted that the streets were very narrow and the houses were generally made of brick and mud, plastered with cow-dung, although there were some large houses made of stone. The majority of houses were of simpler construction.