In Kanpur, people celebrate keechad ki Holi, and in Varanasi, ascetics celebrate Masan ki Holi. Video Credit ... preceded by ‘Nyara Pora’ akin to ‘Holika Dahan’ is when tree branches and dead plants ...

This Holi of Kashi is known as Masan ki Holi or Masan Holi. 'Masan ki Holi' begins after the aarti of Mahashmashan Nath at Harishchandra Ghat in Banaras. On the day of Masan Holi, saints and Shiva ...

The Masan Holi will be celebrated today at the Manikarnika Ghat. It includes the tradition of people playing Holi with the ashes of the burning pyres. After the Aghoris worship the burning pyres ...

Said to be a sacred ritual, devotees play Holi with ashes from cremation pyres. This age-old tradition, believed to be as ancient as Kashi itself, takes place five days before Holi, signaling the ...

Her body was found near the Nethravathi river and her hands were tied to a tree with her shawl. The police charged Santhosh Rao with the murder but he was acquitted by a Bengaluru Sessions Court ...

Phoolonwali Holi in Mathura, Masan Holi in Varanasi, Dola in Odisha — read about these lesser-known and diverse festive ...

Devotees participate in the celebration of Masan Holi at Harishchandra Ghat, in Varanasi.

In a shocking incident, a video of a man reportedly from Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh weeping and claiming that his brother was killed in a road accident and was asked by the watchman of the post ...