Varanasi ghats

First Ganga Aarti of the year LIVE from Varanasi

Shows gorgeous pictures of Ganga Aarti of Varanasi. The first aarti of the year 2024 was performed in Varanasi. A huge crowd of devotees is visible since morning.

Jan 01, 2024, 08:12 AM IST

Breaking the tradition, four daughters carry bier of father on their shoulders to Varanasi ghat

Breaking the age old tradition wherein only men performed the last rites, four sisters here have set an example by carrying the bier of their father on their shoulders to the Harishchandra ghat here for cremation.

Nov 05, 2016, 04:34 AM IST

'Revamped' Varanasi ghats to go green - PM Modi set to distribute e-boats to boatmen of Ganga

In yet another move to keep the holy city of Varanasi pollution free and decongested, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon distribute e-boats – the country's first – to the famed boatmen of the Ganga river here.

Apr 28, 2016, 10:15 AM IST