Join the unique Bhasm Holi celebration at Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, where sacred ashes create a spectacular atmosphere.- Watch Video on English Oneindia ...

Holi, the festival of colors, is celebrated across India with joy and enthusiasm. However, in Varanasi, the ancient city known for its spiritual and mystical traditions, Holi is played in a rather ...

Varanasi is renowned for being the destination ... it is suggested to visit during the early hours of the day. 5. Manikarnika Ghat (During Off-Hours): A Different Kind of Quiet Many people do ...

Whether you're meditating by the river, or simply watching life unfold on the ghats, Varanasi has a way of making you see the ...

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

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 ...

From a vantage point over Manikarnika ghat, Varanasi’s holiest cremation ghat, I looked down upon a corpse swaddled in cloth. It was lifted gently onto a pyre, covered in logs and set alight.

Munilal Tiwari, the eldest male relative of his aunt, performs last rites for her at Manikarnika Ghat before the funeral pyre is lit. [+] Click to enlarge Varanasi's cremation ghats can be ...

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