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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Holi in Varanasi is not celebrated with gulal and colors but with the pyre ashes. This Holi of Kashi is called Masan ki Holi or Masan Holi. 'Masan ki Holi' starts after the aarti of Mahashmashan ...

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 ...

A recent study by researchers at the Central University of Kerala (CUK) has revealed a significant increase in monsoon rainfall in the Western Ghats over the past 800 years. By reconstructing ...

Babu Jageshwar Prasad, “Minaret and Punch Ganga Ghat (Varanasi)”, Silver albumen print mounted on card, 1880s. Courtesy DAG. While Ganga’s waters appear pristine and full, the views are ...

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.

All fish and meat shops have been ordered to remain shut during Navratri. In a first, the Varanasi Municipal Corporation has said that all fish and meat shops within its limits will remain closed ...

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 ...