Floods ravage history and heritage, inscribed in every street, every temple and every ghat of the ancient city.

India is a land of temples where each town has preserved the ancient structures found here and continues to live through its ...

An ancient ritual which involves blowing into a large shell could tackle the symptoms of a common sleep disorder, a study ...

VARANASI, India (RNS) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to revitalize the city's historic sacred sites have increased domestic religious tourism, but for some foreign spiritual seekers ...

Prime Minister Modi opened his address with heartfelt greetings to the people of Varanasi, emphasizing his emotional ...

Ancient links The Banarasi sari is named after the city itself – Varanasi, or Banaras as it is locally known. It’s a brand, a piece of history, and a point of pride for sari wearers and ...

Varanasi is several thousand years old, and is dedicated to the Hindu deity Lord Shiva. In ancient times, it was known as Kashi. In the Hindu way of life, it is one of the holiest cities on Earth. In ...

VARANASI: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) scientific survey and study of Gyanvapi mosque complex has revealed that apart from sandstone and modern cement ancient bricks were also used to ...

Top 5 things Varanasi is famous for: Ganga Aarti – Ganga Aarti in Varanasi is divine. You’ll see ancient brass oil lamps, priests chanting prayers and mantras.

A team of French scholars, which is here to study the changing pattern of social, cultural, ancient and religious importance of Varanasi, was of the view that the area of the ancient city of ...