Varanasi: Protesting against encroachment by pyre wood traders and petty vendors of the entire area under construction ...

Some Hindus believe they can break out of the cycle of rebirth if they die and are cremated in the city. Down by the Ganges River, about 100 people are cremated every day across the city. Every day, ...

The rising water levels in Ganga and Varuna rivers have caused a fresh bout of floods in Varanasi, inundating low-lying areas along their banks and disrupting daily life. IMAGE: Namo ghat in Varanasi ...

Hinduism has established certain rules for cremation after death, one of which is writing 94 on the ashes of the funeral pyre ...

Varanasi: With 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 ...

The stench of smouldering funeral pyres usually hangs heavy by the Ganges river in Varanasi, the mystical Indian city where Hindus believe being cremated will free them from the cycle of rebirth.

Varanasi, Kashi, or Banaras — known by many names, but felt the same by the soul. It is not merely a city on the banks of the Ganga, but a living paradox — where cremation is celebration, death is ...

LUCKNOW: The flood situation in Uttar Pradesh, especially in the cities like Prayagraj and Varanasi has disrupted the daily life of people, who now rely on boats for commutation. The most painful is ...