Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh·river

Thousands of Hindu devotees pay pilgrimage here at the Ganges or Ganga. The river is a sacred holy river for Hindus in India. Devotees take a dip and cleanse themselves on the banks of the Ganga in Benaras.

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.

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Colourful Tibetan flags tied at Dhamma Chakka Pavattana Sutta Wheel Of law, Sarnath, Varanasi.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · river

The Mashaan Holi is played with colour mixed with ash from dead bodies that were cremated at the cremation grounds of Varanasi! May not be suitable for viewing by minors.

Uttar Pradesh·railway

Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. Rescue work is being carried out after the Dehradun-Varanasi Janata Express derailed at the Bachhrawan railway station in Raebareli.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · river

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·temple

Devotees worshiping the statue of Gautam Buddha at the Mulagandhakuti Vihara in Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · ceremony

An evening with Sadhus' and Naga Babas' during Maha Shivratri, Varanasi Shivratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva. It is also known as padmarajarathri.

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·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·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·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.

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.

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony · river

These days the Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat, has been shifted to the terrace of the office of Ganga Seva Nidhi, which organises the aarti, as water has reached the roads.

Uttar Pradesh·river · lake

The river is broad and wide here and barely has any flow. The Ganga almost sees like a lake over here.

Uttar Pradesh·crafts

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 and are known for their gold and silver brocade or zari, fine silk and opulent e…

Uttar Pradesh·crafts

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 and are known for their gold and silver brocade or zari, fine silk and opulent e…

Uttar Pradesh·river

Varanasi, the "Eternal City" has a charm like no other place on Earth. Standing majestically on the banks of River Ganga.

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

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Sepia-tone this image and you go back in time a full century or more. The ancient city of Benarus along the Ganga river.

Uttar Pradesh·river · ceremony

People enjoy the picturesque view of the burning ghats of Varanasi while boating in the river Ganga. The burning ghat in Varanasi, India’s oldest city, glows as burning pyres continue through the day till the night.

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.