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

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

The video has received a lot of interest online (Photo: Instagram/ anveshgraphy) Varanasi, also known as ... also offers a glimpse of the Manikarnika Ghat, which is poetically described as a ...

Over the years, Dev Deepawali has been celebrated on the full moon night of Kartik month. This is considered to be a major festival where the ghats of Varanasi are lit up with thousands of diyas ...

At night, dim fluorescent bulbs provide a ... Ghat before the funeral pyre is lit. [+] Click to enlarge Varanasi's cremation ghats can be fascinating -- and shocking -- to foreign visitors who ...

There are two ghats in the old city of Varanasi where corpses are cremated. One of them is the Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat. Here the families carry the corpses. Here the open funeral pyres ...

Here's everything you need to know about the origin and relevance of Varanasi's Masan Holi, which is the most unique Holi celebration in India and has a connection to Lord Shiva.

Now, being in Varanasi is really a spiritual experience. We visited different ghats even as the crowd is ... put in place from January 24 till the night of February 5, but was first extended ...

The Ghats at Varanasi are popular for the holy dips, but they also offer good options for boating. By boating afloat the ghats, one gets to witness the true flavor of Varanasi. If you opt for ...

The ghats along the Ganges ... Fireworks Over the Ganges: As the night sky descends upon Varanasi, it comes alive with the brilliance of fireworks. The explosions of color overhead, reflected ...

Varanasi: Apart from lakhs of Maha Kumbh pilgrims, devotees on the Panchkroshi Parikrama march flooded roads of the holy city on Mahashivratri on Wedn.

A place of religious importance for Hindus, Varanasi is visited by pilgrims all year round. A visit to Varanasi is your ticket to an understanding of Hindu culture and rituals. The Kashi ...