The name-changing bug has now bitten the Varanasi Municipal Corporation, which is planning to rechristen as many as 50 localities in the city, a majority of which have a substantial Muslim population.

When his wife dies, he will wash the body with holy water ... ghats in the old city of Varanasi where corpses are cremated. One of them is the Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat.

Before this, organisers only had to seek permission from the civic body to organise programmes on the ghats and no fee was charged for it. (File) Varanasi Municipal Corporation public relations ...

An in-depth look at how Banaras, also known as Varanasi, has inspired generations of artists, photographers, and ...