An in-depth look at how Banaras, also known as Varanasi, has inspired generations of artists, photographers, and ...

In this series, HT takes a look at the complicated relationship that the Capital shares with the Yamuna as it journeys ...

The festival takes place at cremation ghats, where people smear themselves with ash instead of colors. This tradition is deeply connected to Lord Shiva, who is believed to reside in Varanasi and ...

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 ...

PTI With an increased influx of devotees from the Maha Kumbh, Varanasi is all set to celebrate Mahashivratri with grandeur, officials said here on Tuesday. Various Akharas, along with a large number ...

Inside its iron gates were an increasing number of horrors, including cremation ovens, bone fragments, hundreds of pairs of shoes, clothing and even children’s toys. "They'd see the shoes and ...

Preity Zinta shared her experience of visiting Varanasi right after attending the Maha Kumbh. The actor went incognito in a mask and mixed with the crowd. Actor Preity Zinta shared her experience ...

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 ...