Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · festival

Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. It is also known as padmarajarathri. Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva.

Uttar Pradesh·music · festival

A live cultural performance at Ganga Mahotsav, a prominent annual festival celebrated in Varanasi along the banks of the River Ganga.

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Salesmen showing Banarsi sarees to customers at a shop in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Varanasi, also known as Benares, Banaras or Kashi is an Indian city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) sou…

Uttar Pradesh·bazaar · crafts

Colourful sarees and bangles for sale at local market of Varanasi. Saris from Banaras are famous and many of them are made of the finest silk or cotton weaves.

Uttar Pradesh·river · ceremony

Ganga aarti is a spectacular ceremony that takes place everyday at the Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi at the bank of the holy river Ganga.

Uttar Pradesh·river

The Ganga arti is quite a spectacle by the banks of the Ganges every evening in the town of Varanasi. Dhoti clad priests start off the arti with the call of the conch shells and use large oil lamps in obeisance of the great river.

Uttar Pradesh·crafts · bazaar

This footage captures the interior of Murti Bhandar, a small yet richly stocked craft shop located within the bustling market streets of Varanasi.

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Varanasi also Benares, Banaras, is a city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. It is holiest of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) in Hinduism and Jainism.

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Take a peek into the lives and work of the saree and fabric weavers of Varanasi - Benarus. The hole punched cards tell the machine what threads to use and where to punch / thread them, in a complicated coded fashion.

Uttar Pradesh·music · festival

Men singing devotional song on streets of Varanasi during Holi festival in India. One of the major festivals of India, Holi is celebrated with enthusiasm and gaiety on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun which is the month of March as…

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · festival

Maha Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. It is also known as padmarajarathri. Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva.

Uttar Pradesh·bazaar · crafts

Varanasi, or Benaras, (also known as Kashi) is one of the oldest living cities in the world. Varanasi`s Prominence in Hindu mythology is virtually unrevealed.

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Varanasi also commonly known as Benares or Benaras and Kashi, is a city situated on the banks of the River Ganges in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (199 mi) southeast of state capital Lucknow.

Uttar Pradesh·aerial · river

Witness the spiritual grandeur of Dev Deepawali 2025 at Namo Ghat, Varanasi, through a stunning daytime drone view that reveals the scale, architecture, and sacred atmosphere of Kashi from the sky.

Uttar Pradesh·crafts

Artisan weaving traditional Banarasi saree on a traditional wooden hand weaving loom in Varanasi.

Uttar Pradesh·crafts

Hand crafted and hand woven Banarasi sarees for sale in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Banarasi saris are saris made in Varanasi, a city which is also called "Benares." These saris are historically considered to be among the finest saris in India…

Uttar Pradesh·river · monsoon

Garhmukteshwar's ghats flood with the monsoon-swollen Ganga river. Boats touch the upper steps of the ghats of Garhmukteshwar which is also called mini Varanasi. The main attraction is the Ganges and the bathing ghat along it.

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Varanasi, is a city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the state capital, Lucknow.

Uttar Pradesh·river · architecture

Rowing boat on the holy ghats of Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. People taking holy dip in river Ganga. Munshi Ghat is one of the Ghats of Varanasi, in India.

Uttar Pradesh

A US Travel Blogger files an FIR against a fake tourist guide during her visit to India. According to police, the tourist has asked the fake guide to take her to a rural Indian wedding in Varanasi.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · music

Gudiya NGO organized a musical performance of a ten year old girl Chandni in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The motive of the music festival was to showcase the talent of the prostitutes and their kids.

Uttar Pradesh·village

Group of women washing their clothes by hand and feet in a big wooden tub at a village in Osla, Uttarakhand. Osla is a Village in Mori Tehsil in Uttar Kashi District of Uttarakhand State, India.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · ceremony

The most unique food related feature of Navaratri celebration is- BHANDARA. Bhandara is a huge gathering of people for the purpose of being served a feast.