Varanasi Municipal Corporation will now charge a fee for organizing events on the city's ghats. Organizers must apply through the Smart Kashi app, submitting applications 15 days prior with location ...

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 ...

Situated close to the famous Dashashwamedh Ghat and about 5km from the city railway station is the famous Man Mahal Palace, which, today, houses the state’s first Virtual Experiential Museum. It is ...

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.

In Varanasi, Holi is not played with colors and ... Masan ki Holi' begins after the aarti of Mahashmashan Nath at Harishchandra Ghat in Banaras. On the day of Masan Holi, saints and Shiva devotees ...

"The victims, identified as Shyam Chand (73) and Suraj Mal Verma (67), were heading towards Shamshan Ghat when the accident occurred around 3.30 am. Both were rushed to a hospital, where Shyam ...

Priests perform Ganga 'Aarti' after 15 days of periodical interval organised by the Ganga Seva Samiti, at Assi Ghat in Varanasi on Thursday. (ANI) From dawn, the famed Subah-e-Banaras wove a ...

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 ...

Naga and Aghori sadhus and others take part in Masan Holi celebrations at Harishchandra Ghat in Varanasi. (Rajesh Kumar) With some locals joining the celebration even as the sight left foreigners ...

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 ...

Due to the massive crowd, authorities have closed schools up to Class 8 since January 27 in Varanasi. The influx of devotees in Kashi is due to the Mahakumbh, with lakhs of them arriving in the ...