Ahead of Holi 2025 on March 14, festivities have commenced in the Braj region of Mathura and Vrindavan, with Varanasi now joining them. Visuals of Masan Holi from the Manikarnika Ghat of Varanasi have ...

Trial run of the country’s first urban ropeway began a few days ago in Varanasi and will continue for three months, project director Pooja Mishra of National Highway Logistics Management Ltd ...

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 ...

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Every year, the Rangbhari Ekadashi fast is observed on the Ekadashi Tithi of the Shukla Paksha of the Falgun month. This Ekadashi has special significance in Hinduism. This year Rangbhari Ekadashi ...

Instead of grand religious imagery, they focused on daily life—the bustling markets, people at the ghats, and the city’s lived reality. S. G. Thakar Singh’s 'Varanasi in the Morning' (1952 ...

So much so, that hotels in the area ... View Full Image Empty ghats and pontoon bridges at the Ganga. (Soumya Gupta) When I arrived, large groups of pilgrims were napping with their luggage ...

While the uproar over the recent Swargate rape case continues in Pune, The Free Press Journal has found out that the third accused in the infamous Bopdev Ghat gang rape case is yet to be arrested ...

In a post dropped by a fan on social media, one can see a massive shooting set in Hyderabad featuring structures of temples and ghats resembling those in Varanasi being constructed. The gigantic ...

When in Varanasi, this saree should be at the top of your list. The silk fabric gives it a luminous sheen, and the craftsmanship is unparalleled. Often woven with motifs of peacocks, paisleys ...

Hyderabad: An SUV from Hyderabad bearing the registration number “TS 15 FJ 2528” was found abandoned near the Maha Kumbh Ghat in Prayagraj. The parked SUV, a black Mahindra XUV 700, was spotted by a ...

These spiders have been described as highly adapted to their environment, inhabiting the dense foliage of the Western Ghats. The genus was previously considered endemic to Sri Lanka.