In Varanasi, the three-day Shringar Festival culminates with 'Nagar Vadhus' dancing around burning pyres at Manikarnika Ghat, venerating Mahashmashan Nath. Originating hundreds of years ago ...

At Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, people celebrated Holi with ashes from the funeral pyres. Amidst the burning pyres, devotees played Holi using sacred ashes. The scene at Kashi’s Manikarnika ...

However, in Varanasi, the ancient city known for its spiritual and mystical traditions, Holi is played in a rather unusual ...