From ancient temples to various ghats on the banks of the River Ganga, Varanasi offers tourists a one-of-a-kind blend of ...

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

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 ...

During this, Manikarnika Ghat resounds with the chants of 'Har-Har Mahadev.'. There is a religious belief that playing Holi with the ashes of pyres brings happiness, prosperity, and blessings to ...

Devotees and Naga Sadhus celebrated the unique tradition of playing Holi with funeral ashes amid burning pyres at the Manikarnika Ghat here on Tuesday. Gulshan Kapoor, the organiser of the 'Chita ...

However, in Varanasi, the ancient city known for its spiritual and mystical traditions, Holi is played in a rather unusual and eerie way at the famous Manikarnika and Harishchandra Ghats.

(Photo: X/@DManikarnika) A decorated historian, an Oxford alumna, and a researcher dedicated to unearthing India's colonial past—Manikarnika Dutta never imagined she would be fighting to remain ...

Manikarnika Dutta, a distinguished Indian historian and assistant professor at University College Dublin, Ireland, is facing deportation from the United Kingdom. The British Home Office has denied ...

A distinguished Oxford historian, Dr. Manikarnika Dutta, is fighting deportation from the UK after the Home Office rejected her permanent residency application. X / Manikarnika Dutta @DManikarnika ...