Holi, the festival of colors, is celebrated across India with joy and enthusiasm. However, in Varanasi, the ancient city known for its spiritual and mystical traditions, Holi is played in a rather ...

Set on the bank of the Port Adelaide River at Largs North, Harishchandra Ghat will be a designated site for dispersing ashes after cremation, along with other related religious rituals.

An office-bearer of the Samiti, Pawan Chaudhary said hundreds of saints and devotees participated in this year’s procession ...

While most of India plays Holi with colours, Varanasi celebrates a unique version called Masan Holi, where devotees smear pyre ashes instead of colours. This tradition is linked to Lord Shiva and the ...

Varanasi: Revellers, aghoris, and Naga Sadhus celebrated Masane ki Holi at Harishchandra Ghat, one of the cremation sites in the city, on the occasion of Rangbhari Ekadashi on Monday. The ...

The small Adelaide beach also known as Harishchandra Ghat is now a special place for a very sacred ritual. Shubhraj’s family watch as he disperses the ashes of his 96-year-old father’s body in ...

Naga Sadhus and Aghoris will celebrate 'Chita Bhasm ki Holi' at Harishchandra and Manikarnika ghats in Varanasi. Despite objections from some groups claiming it violates tradition, the practice ...

Those arriving from the Dakshini Jhunsi route should use Arail Ghat, while those from the Uttari Jhunsi route should head to Harishchandra Ghat and Old GT Ghat. Pande Kshetra entrants have been ...

Those arriving from the Dakshini Jhunsi route should use Arail Ghat, while those from the Uttari Jhunsi route should head to Harishchandra Ghat and Old GT Ghat. Pande Kshetra entrants have been ...

Those arriving from the Dakshini Jhunsi route should use Arail Ghat, while those from the Uttari Jhunsi route should head to Harishchandra Ghat and Old GT Ghat. Pande Kshetra entrants have been ...