North India is a treasure trove of ancient temples, each steeped in history, spirituality, and architectural grandeur. From ...

Varanasi, one of the world's oldest inhabited cities continues to be a spiritual city nestled on the banks of Ganga. Monsoon ...

For those like Hess who remember the Varanasi of the past, the shiny new hotels, landmarks and tourist-centered rituals do little to preserve the sanctity of the ancient city. “These changes are ...

The city of Varanasi is renowned for its sacred Ganga river, majestic ghats, delectable cuisine, elegant silk sarees, ancient universities, and temples. Popular for the miscellany of spirituality ...

Varanasi: The archaeology department has recommended the conservation of a rural site at Bhandaha Kala village in Varanasi, near the confluence of the Ganga and Gomti rivers. Many ancient objects ...

Also known by its Sanskrit name “Kashi”, meaning City of Light, ancient Varanasi, located in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is roughly 3,000 years old. Some 1.8 million people ...

Varanasi, an ancient city of temples and gods, is India’s spiritual capital. And here, in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political stronghold, tensions between the two faiths are escalating.

Varanasi is voting on 1 June in the last phase of this mammoth general election. Since Mr Modi became the MP in 2014, the ancient city has gone through a modernisation drive. The BBC spoke to some ...

An ancient Lord Shiva temple, believed to be around 250 years old, has been discovered in the Madanpura area of Varanasi, a locality predominantly inhabited by Muslims. The temple, known as ...