Varanasi Ghats

US Ambassador Eric Garcetti on Wednesday was all praise for Varanasi as he shared his thoughts on witnessing sunrise from its famed ghats and watching the Ganga aarti which, he said, was a "beautiful reminder of how tradition shapes us".

The US Ambassador was deeply moved by the Ganga Aarti, and said that the aarti "was more than just a ceremony, it was a beautiful reminder of how tradition shapes us."

Heavy rains in Uttar Pradesh have led to the water levels in the Ganga river rising and submerging Ghats here on Thursday morning.

Masaan featured Vicky Kaushal as Deepak Kumar, a young man working at the Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited his constituency Varanasi after being elected to the Lok Sabha for a third consecutive time.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at Dashashwamedh Ghat on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi before filling his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat today in Uttar Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has filed his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today file his nomination from Varanasi for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, seeking a third term from the constituency.

The two flew out to Varanasi on Sunday to walk the ramp for the Manish Malhotra's show on the Namo Ghat

Replicas of the Sun Temple in Gujarat's Modhera and the Vijay Stambh of Chittorgarh, and a painting of a ghat of Varanasi are among over 900 gifts and mementoes presented to PM Modi that have been put up for the latest round of e-auction.

Earlier, they were welcomed in a traditional way at Namo Ghat.

A large number of devotees thronged the Prayag Ghat in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi and took a holy dip in the river Ganga on Sunday morning on the occasion of Magh Purnima, the full moon night in the Magha month of the Hindu calendar.

On the sandy banks of the Ganga in Varanasi, over 200 tents offer tourists a panoramic view of the famed ghats of the holy city on the other side of the river along with live classical music, 'aarti' in the evening and yoga sessions.

The rising water level of Ganga and Varuna rivers has submerged parts of Varanasi including its famous ghats, forcing the cremation of bodies brought to the Harishchandra and Manikarnika ghats in nearby streets and on terraces.

A move by civic authorities in Varanasi to charge Rs 10 per person as entry fees for a recently renovated ghat by the Ganga river has drawn mixed opinion on social media

US Ambassador Eric Garcetti on Wednesday was all praise for Varanasi as he shared his thoughts on witnessing sunrise from its famed ghats and watching the Ganga aarti which, he said, was a "beautiful reminder of how tradition shapes us".

The US Ambassador was deeply moved by the Ganga Aarti, and said that the aarti "was more than just a ceremony, it was a beautiful reminder of how tradition shapes us."

Heavy rains in Uttar Pradesh have led to the water levels in the Ganga river rising and submerging Ghats here on Thursday morning.

Masaan featured Vicky Kaushal as Deepak Kumar, a young man working at the Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited his constituency Varanasi after being elected to the Lok Sabha for a third consecutive time.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at Dashashwamedh Ghat on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi before filling his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat today in Uttar Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has filed his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today file his nomination from Varanasi for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, seeking a third term from the constituency.

The two flew out to Varanasi on Sunday to walk the ramp for the Manish Malhotra's show on the Namo Ghat

Replicas of the Sun Temple in Gujarat's Modhera and the Vijay Stambh of Chittorgarh, and a painting of a ghat of Varanasi are among over 900 gifts and mementoes presented to PM Modi that have been put up for the latest round of e-auction.

Earlier, they were welcomed in a traditional way at Namo Ghat.

A large number of devotees thronged the Prayag Ghat in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi and took a holy dip in the river Ganga on Sunday morning on the occasion of Magh Purnima, the full moon night in the Magha month of the Hindu calendar.

On the sandy banks of the Ganga in Varanasi, over 200 tents offer tourists a panoramic view of the famed ghats of the holy city on the other side of the river along with live classical music, 'aarti' in the evening and yoga sessions.

The rising water level of Ganga and Varuna rivers has submerged parts of Varanasi including its famous ghats, forcing the cremation of bodies brought to the Harishchandra and Manikarnika ghats in nearby streets and on terraces.

A move by civic authorities in Varanasi to charge Rs 10 per person as entry fees for a recently renovated ghat by the Ganga river has drawn mixed opinion on social media