Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh·ceremony

Shopkeeper making paan in Varanasi, India. Paan is is a stimulating and psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco. Paan is chewed and finally spat out or swallowed. Paan has many variations.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · ceremony

Sadhus waiting for prasad at Samashti Bhandara in Varanasi. 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 · river

The Varanasi Ganga Aarti takes place every sunset at holy Dasaswamedh Ghat, near Kashi Vishwanath Temple. It differs from the aartis at Haridwar and Rishikesh in that it's a highly choreographed ceremony.

Uttar Pradesh·river · boats

Boats on the Ganga / Ganges river, as city residents go about their every-day lives along India's river of plenty and our life-giver...

Uttar Pradesh·bazaar · temple

Saree shopping activity is shown near Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. Street-side shops display a range of traditional textiles, including silk sarees associated with the region.

Uttar Pradesh·monsoon · river

The holy town of Varanasi, India, was flooded by monsoon rains. Heavy monsoon rains over the past few weeks led to flooding as the mighty Ganges River overflowed its banks, submerging large parts of the Hindu holy town of Varanasi.

Uttar Pradesh·temple · festival

Devotees stand in queue to offer puja at Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple in Varanasi. Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple is one of the sacred temples of Hindu god Hanuman in the city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Uttar Pradesh·river · boats

Rowing boat on the holy ghats of Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Foreigner tourists take boat ride along Vijayanagram Ghat and Kedar ghat. One of the tourists wave on camera. Some of Hindu devotees take holy dip in the River Ganga.

Uttar Pradesh·temple · river

Kashi Vishweshwar Mandir- This is very old temple of Lord Shiva, the main feature of this temple is the nandi made by the same stone from which the idol of Mahaganapati was made, & this Nandi was decorated by the garlands & other jewellery,…

Uttar Pradesh

Bright and colourful sarees for sale at a shop in Varanasi in 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) southeast…

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

Afternoon boat ride on the holy river Ganges in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Varanasi is also known as Benares, Banaras is an Indian city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the stat…

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 · ceremony

Evening Aarti at Ganga ghat in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. People gather at ghat to see the Hindu ritual being performed on a regular basis.

Uttar Pradesh·river

Hindu devotees gather in thousands on the banks of the River Ganga in Varanasi or Benaras to take a dip in the 'Holy Waters' of the River Ganga on the auspicious day of Kartik Poornima.

Uttar Pradesh·music · festival

A three-day festival celebrating the musical heritage of Punjab opens at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.

Uttar Pradesh·festival · bazaar

Mandi town, also known as ‘Varanasi of the Hills’ is situated on the banks of Beas River in the Indian State of Himachal Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh·river

Chillums, copper-wares, hindu rosary and other religious items being sold at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Dasaswamedh Ghat is one of the most important Ghats of Varanasi.

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh·river · ceremony

Hindu funeral rites takes place at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Boat ride on the sacred river Ganges to see the cremation Ghats and witness the typical Hinduism on the ghats.

Uttar Pradesh

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

Uttar Pradesh

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

Uttar Pradesh·music

Priests singing devotional song 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 · 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.