Shivali Ghat is quieter than many main ghats of Varanasi which is perfect for peaceful mornings. It is surrounded by old havelis and gives a glimpse of Varanasi’s royal past. It is an 18th century ...

The stairs are crumbling to dust, the walls ravaged by the passage of time and just beyond flows the Ganga as if in eternal serenity. It was here that a young Bismillah Khan practiced for hours – from ...

Benares, the word conjures up esoteric evocations.We think of pages from the past cruising through the modern millennium and we gather exotic stories of British and Scottish gentlemen who fell in love ...

This was my second visit to Varanasi in six months. Though the city oozes its own charm, it is heartbreaking to see how ...

Varanasi, an old city located on ganges river bee flocks of traditions & spirituality. Renowned as Kashi or Banaras, It ...

As the underwater search continues for relics from the mythical Dwarka of Lord Krishna submerged under the Arabian Sea, are ...

While most of India plays Holi with colours, Varanasi celebrates a unique version called Masan Holi, where devotees smear ...

Experience the unique Masan Holi celebration in Varanasi, where ashes of pyre are used instead of colours to play Holi. This ...

As Anand notes, “No matter how much we modernise... the heart and soul of Banaras will never change.” Even as the ghats are restored and temples expanded, faith and devotion to Banaras persist ...

Bareilly’s Holi is an energetic mix of Brij, Awadhi, and local traditions. They mirror the vibrancy of Brij Holi but with a local twist. Streets are filled with joyous processions, where people sing ...

the famed Subah-e-Banaras wove a pattern of tranquility as the Ganga flowed quietly while visitors and locals kept their tryst with the ghats and the lanes were back to their languid pace. Kashi ...