Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, sits directly along the banks of the Ganges River with stepped ghats leading into the water.

While Varanasi is known as the eternal city of Lord Shiva and the sacred River Ganga, Ayodhya is cherished as the birthplace ...

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In the mornings in Varanasi, the air on the banks of the Ganges fills with the scent of burning bodies. On the steps of the Manikarnika ghat—the holiest of the city’s stepped riverbanks, upon which ...

Maha Shivratri in Varanasi is an unforgettable celebration of faith and tradition, and visiting these ghats will help you experience the city's timeless spiritual charm at its finest.

VARANASI, India (RNS) — When Linda Hess took in the view from the bank of the Ganges River recently for the first time in 10 years, she hardly recognized the place she once knew. “When I first came ...

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Most of the sops announced for UP in the Union Budget 2026–27 are centred on Varanasi, which is also the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.