I’m normally great on travel prep. My train ticket had been booked months in advance.  Accommodation?  Had that sorted well ...

Cremation in Varanasi is particularly desirable ... Devotees taking holy bath at Gangasagar Bathing at the ghats is also a sacred tradition, meant to cleanse the soul and expunge sin.

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

However, in Varanasi, the ancient city known for its spiritual and mystical traditions, Holi is played in a rather unusual and eerie way at the famous Manikarnika and Harishchandra Ghats.

Varanasi: Revellers, aghoris, and Naga Sadhus celebrated Masane ki Holi at Harishchandra Ghat, one of the cremation sites in the city, on the occasion of Rangbhari Ekadashi on Monday. The ...

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 ...

The stretch is almost 767-metres along the Ganga, in which 627 metre is the bathing ghat and 140 metre is the cremation ghat. Along with Chandi ghat, Gadkari also inaugurated six newly constructed ...

At Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, Holi is celebrated in a unique way. People use ashes from funeral pyres to play. The air is filled with chants of "Har Har Mahadev." Devotees from many places come ...

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 ...