Some stay only days, others wait decades, but the crowds of elderly Indian Hindu devotees are calm and confident that their ...

In India, Varanasi is considered a holy city. Millions of Hindus believe that people who die here, in this city on the Ganges, are lucky. Because if they are cremated here, they can break the ...

For many Hindus, a visit to the holy city of Varanasi precedes their pilgrimage to the Kumbh Mela, a city located about 75 miles away from the main site of the festival. Worshippers are called to ...

Mua Kuvar Tiwari lies on a wooden cot in an incense-filled room at a home for the dying in the holy city of Varanasi. Her family brought her here to attain salvation for her soul. A 10-hour ...

Varanasi, with its rich heritage and serene rivers like the Ganges, Varuna, and Nand, offers spiritual solace, cultural ...

The holy city of Varanasi, which also serves as Prime Minister Modi’s constituency, has made a six-pillar plan, called the 'Smart-Kashi' plan, which has been submitted to the centre. The plan ...

Then they wash and polish all the holy figures, offering bowls and plates ... There are two ghats in the old city of Varanasi where corpses are cremated. One of them is the Manikarnika Ghat ...

Varanasi tourist places list is quite long as there are several legends related with the old city which was once known as Kashi. If legends are to be believed then the city was once the holy abode ...

Mua Kuvar Tiwari lies on a wooden cot in an incense-filled room at a home for the dying in the holy city of Varanasi. Her family brought her here to attain salvation for her soul. A 10-hour ...

Holy ground, battleground Varanasi, the epicenter of Hinduism, is now also the epicenter of Indian politics. The world's most populous democracy is in the midst of parliamentary elections. The ...