Whether you're meditating by the river, or simply watching life unfold on the ghats, Varanasi has a way of making you see the ...

Holi rings in the onset of spring and the end of bleak, dreary winter. The festival usually falls in the month of March as per the Gregorian calendar. It is celebrated in the month of Phagun, on the ...

At Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, people celebrated Holi with ashes from the funeral pyres. Amidst the burning pyres, devotees played Holi using sacred ashes. The scene at Kashi’s Manikarnika ...

However, in Varanasi, the ancient city known for its spiritual and mystical traditions, Holi is played in a rather unusual and eerie way at the famous Manikarnika and Harishchandra Ghats.

Devotees and Naga Sadhus celebrated the unique tradition of playing Holi with funeral ashes amid burning pyres at the Manikarnika Ghat here on Tuesday. Gulshan Kapoor, the organiser of the 'Chita ...

In Varanasi ... Harishchandra Ghat in Banaras. On the day of Masan Holi, saints and Shiva devotees play Holi with the ashes of pyres after worshiping Lord Shiva. During this, Manikarnika Ghat ...

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, India’s holiest city ... Read more: The town where everyone lives in the same building As night descends, head to Dashashwamedh Ghat for the spectacular Ganga Aarti.

Naga and Aghori sadhus and others take part in Masan Holi celebrations at Harishchandra Ghat in Varanasi ... got off to a Holi start on Monday. At Manikarnika Ghat, Masan Holi will be played ...