Banarasi silk saris flourished in the city of Varanasi in India in the 16th century. Weavers like Mohammad Afzal Ansari learned the craft from older generations. Saris are made by weaving silk on ...

CJ Robinson, “Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi”, Watercolour on watercolour board, c. 1910. Courtesy DAG. This is an excerpt of an essay from the book Banaras – Imagined Landscape, accompanying ...

Varanasi is known as the spiritual heart of ... Godowlia exhibit various Banarasi sarees which were crafted by local weavers as an evidence of their expertise. Different types like Katan, Organza ...

Masan Holi is significant for the people of Banaras because it shows their cultural identity and spiritual nature. The utilisation of pyre ashes in Masan Holi Varanasi represents the transience of ...

The civic body has sought name suggestions from the public, and Hindutva groups — which had originally raised the demand — ...