Holi in Varanasi is not celebrated with gulal and colors but with the pyre ashes. This Holi of Kashi is called Masan ki Holi or Masan Holi. 'Masan ki Holi' starts after the aarti of Mahashmashan ...

In Varanasi, Holi is not played with colors and gulal but with the ashes of pyres. This Holi of Kashi is known as Masan ki Holi or Masan Holi. 'Masan ki Holi' begins after the aarti of ...

Banaras, one of the world's oldest living cities, has been a centre of spirituality, culture, and artistic inspiration for centuries. Located along the Ganges river in northern India, it has ...

A traditional sari has nine and a half yards of fabric,” says New York-based architect Suchi Reddy. In homage to that figure, she and Palak Shah—a fourth-generation textile manufacturer and cofounder ...