What Is 'Masan Holi' That Is Played At Varanasi's Manikarnika Ghat?
Holi, the festival of colors, is celebrated across India with joy and enthusiasm. However, in Varanasi, the ancient city ...
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Masan Holi 2025: Devotees play with ashes at Varanasi’s ghats
A Sadhu smeared in 'gulal' celebrates 'Masan Holi' at the Manikarnika Ghat, in Varanasi. The tradition, referred as ‘Masan ...
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Hotel Death
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 ...
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Devotees, Naga Sadhus play Holi with funeral pyre ashes at Varanasi's Manikarnika Ghat
Devotees and Naga Sadhus celebrated the unique tradition of playing Holi with funeral ashes amid burning pyres at the Manikarnika Ghat here on Tuesday ...
Aghoris and Naga Sadhus celebrate Masane Ki Holi in Varanasi (see pics)
Holi celebrations started in Kashi with Rangbhari Ekadashi, setting the stage for grand festivities at Kashi Vishwanath ...
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Naga Sadhus celebrate ‘bhasma’ Holi in Varanasi
Also known as ‘Masan (cremation ground) ki Holi’, in this age-old unique tradition in Varanasi, the celebrations took place ...
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Hotel Death
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 ...