Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh (1770-4 April 1835), of the Royal House of Benares

Royal House of Benares

The Royal House of Benares , was the ruling Bhumihar Brahmin family of Benares from 1770 to 1835 as Rajas of Benares, Maharajas of Benares from 1835 to 1910 and rulers of the princely state of Benares from 1910 until Indian independence in 1947...

, was the Kashi Naresh from (12 September 1795-4 April 1835). He was the eldest surviving son of Mahipat Narayan Singh.

He had a great contribution in the culture

Culture

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 of Varanasi

Varanasi

-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...

.. He started the tradition of staging the Ramlila

Ramlila

Ramlila is a dramatic folk re-enactment of the life of Lord Ram, ending up in ten day battle between Lord Ram and Ravan, as described in the Hindu religious epic, the Ramayana...

 at Ramnagar, Varanasi

Ramnagar, Varanasi

Ramnagar is a city and a municipal board in Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Ramnagar has a fort known as Ramnagar Fort which is still the residence of King of Varanasi . He was known as Kashi Naresh meaning king of Kashi and is still regarded by old residents of the city of...

in around 1830 .

He died in 1835, was succeeded by his nephew Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh, GCSI, Kaiser-i-Hind (1822-13 June 1889).