Enjoy serene mornings, bustling markets, and peaceful sunsets along the ghats. Varanasi isn’t just a city—it’s an experience. Ancient, chaotic, and deeply spiritual, it’s the kind of place ...

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 ...

"Projects worth approximately Rs 41.23 crore for various ghats in Varanasi have been approved, out of which Rs 16 crore has already been released," Singh said. He added that the places include ...

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 ...

Organising events on the ghats of the Ganga in Varanasi will now require paying a fee to the municipal corporation, an official said on Tuesday. Before this, organisers only had to seek permission ...

While most of India plays Holi with colours, Varanasi celebrates a unique version called Masan Holi, where devotees smear pyre ashes instead of colours. This tradition is linked to Lord Shiva and the ...

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 ...

It recommends developing model ghats inspired by Varanasi’s Namo Ghat and Uttarakhand’s Chandi Ghat while also promoting organic farming by offering farmers financial aid for three years.

Said to be a sacred ritual, devotees play Holi with ashes from cremation pyres. This age-old tradition, believed to be as ancient as Kashi itself, takes place five days before Holi, signaling the ...

Preity Zinta shared her experience of visiting Varanasi right after attending the Maha Kumbh. The actor went incognito in a mask and mixed with the crowd. Actor Preity Zinta shared her experience ...

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