Nearly 2.5 million people come each year to Varanasi which sits on the banks of the most sacred Indian river. iStockphoto At six in the morning, the alleys of old Varanasi gleam with last night's rain ...

At Manikarnika Ghat, an important cremation site in the holy city, a structure linked to the Hindu Queen Ahilyabai Holkar has been demolished, part of the Kashi Vishwanath corridor project. Meanwhile, ...

Though officially abolished decades ago, the caste system still profoundly influences life in India. Those born into high castes enjoy greater privileges, while low-caste individuals, like the Doms, ...

Funeral pyres line the Ganges river in India's holy city of Varanasi, where thousands come each year to spend their final days - Copyright AFP Niharika KULKARNI ...

Varanasi: The holy city of Varanasi is progressing rapidly on the path of industrial development. A review meeting of the district-level ‘Udyog Bandhu.

VARANASI, India (RNS) — The Bharat Mata mandir in India’s holiest city has come to represent an ideology that many in Narendra Modi’s constituency hold — a distinctly religious allegiance to the ...

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India Prime Minister Narendra Modi submitted his candidacy to recontest the parliamentary seat for the Hindu holy city of Varanasi - Copyright AFP Sajjad HUSSAIN ...

VARANASI, India -- A series of coordinated bombings rocked a packed railway station and crowded Hindu temple Tuesday in the holy city of Varanasi, killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens in an ...

In this photograph taken on August 31, 2024, Hindu devotees offer prayers to the Sun god along the banks of river Ganges, in Varanasi. [AFP] Some stay only days, others wait decades, but the crowds of ...