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 ...

Varanasi: Amidst burning pyres, thousands indulged in Mahashamshan (cremation ground) of Kashi - the Manikarnika Ghat - on Tuesday. After Masane ki Holi (Holi playing at cremation ground ...

On Sunday evening, the elderly woman was seen being brought on a wheelchair to the Manikarnika ghat by a couple and ... had expressed desire to be left in Kashi to attain ‘moksh' (salvation).

Holi in Varanasi is not celebrated with gulal and colors but with the pyre ashes. This Holi of Kashi is called Masan ki Holi or Masan Holi. 'Masan ki Holi' starts after the aarti of Mahashmashan ...

The disturbing video also surfaced online. The incident took place at the Manikarnika ghat. The video shows the woman going deep inside the water to make a reel. Suddenly she slipped. Due to the ...

Said to be a sacred ritual, devotees play Holi with ashes from cremation pyres. This age-old tradition, believed to be as ancient as Kashi itself, takes place five days before Holi, signaling the ...