Varanasi celebrates each festival with exceptional devotion by displaying its extensive Hindu and Jain Buddhist connections.

If this was Varanasi at its most silent, I thought, almost unable to hear him as a train, too, thundered past on a brick bridge above us, I couldn't imagine it on one of its frequent festival days.

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, one of the world's oldest inhabited cities continues to be a spiritual city nestled on the banks of Ganga. Monsoon ...

Kashi balloon festival was held between January 17 and January 20. The recently held Balloon and Boat Festival in Kashi was a fun-filled affair. The captivating event gave visitors and residents ...

Indian organisation “Art beyond borders” is organising its second festival in Varanasi, India, where six artists from Bangladesh - Rafiqun Nabi, Jamal Ahmed, Vinita Karim, Muniruzzaman ...

This year, Masan Holi will be celebrated in Varanasi on March 11, 2025. The Holi festival starts on the day of Rangbhari Ekadashi in Varanasi. Holi is celebrated here for a full 6 days from ...

VARANASI, India — On a recent Friday afternoon ... Every year the Sankat Mochan Hindu temple hosts a cultural music festival, which in recent times has become a symbol of inclusivity.

Varanasi has been declared a no-fly zone in anticipation of the Dev Deepawali festival on November 15, as per a directive issued by the Additional Police Commissioner of Law and Order, Shivasimpi ...

Varanasi is gearing up for the Chhath festival on November 7th and 8th. The city has completed cleaning all 84 ghats along the Ganga, 63 ponds, and additional ponds in new areas. Mayor Ashok Kumar ...

Varanasi is witnessing a 'festival of development' today ahead of Dhanteras, Diwali and Chhath puja. With the inauguration of the RJ Sankara Eye Hospital, we are set to provide essential ...

Women in Varanasi are filled with excitement on the occasion of the Haritalika Teej festival. There is special enthusiasm among them as they observe a Nirjala fast to wish for the long lives of ...