Varanasi: Protesting against encroachment by pyre wood traders and petty vendors of the entire area under construction ...
Holi, the festival of colors, is celebrated across India with joy and enthusiasm. However, in Varanasi, the ancient city known for its spiritual and mystical traditions, Holi is played in a rather ...
Varanasi: The Municipal Corporation has taken serious note of the disorder and filth at the pilgrimage site Manikarnika Ghat ...
In Varanasi, Holi is not played with colors and gulal but with the ashes of pyres. This Holi of Kashi is known as Masan ki Holi or Masan Holi. 'Masan ki Holi' begins after the aarti of Mahashmashan ...
On this sacred day, devotees take the holy dip during Brahma Muhurta, the pre-dawn hour considered ideal for spiritual purification. According to Hindu scriptures, Lord Vishnu once visited Manikarnika ...
Banaras, February 6: An Assamese woman took to X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday to report an incident of racism that she faced during her visit to Banaras. Geet, who goes by the X handle ...
Hinduism has established certain rules for cremation after death, one of which is writing 94 on the ashes of the funeral pyre. Whether this tradition is rooted in faith or superstition, let's explore.
With the water level in the Ganga river rising steadily, normal activities on the ghats of Varanasi have been disrupted, including the 'aarti' ritual and cremations, officials said on Thursday. After ...