Holi, the festival of colors, is celebrated across India with joy and enthusiasm. However, in Varanasi, the ancient city ...

A Sadhu smeared in 'gulal' celebrates 'Masan Holi' at the Manikarnika Ghat, in Varanasi. The tradition, referred as ‘Masan ...

Click to enlarge Varanasi's cremation ghats can be fascinating -- and shocking -- to foreign visitors who are not used to seeing death out in the open, in its purest. "It is a choice between ...

Holi celebrations started in Kashi with Rangbhari Ekadashi, setting the stage for grand festivities at Kashi Vishwanath ...

Varanasi: Amidst burning pyres, thousands indulged in Mahashamshan (cremation ground) of Kashi - the Manikarnika Ghat - on ...

Also known as ‘Masan (cremation ground) ki Holi’, in this age-old unique tradition in Varanasi, the celebrations took place ...

Click to enlarge Varanasi's cremation ghats can be fascinating -- and shocking -- to foreign visitors who are not used to seeing death out in the open, in its purest. "It is a choice between ...