Nearly 2.5 million people come each year to Varanasi which sits on the banks of the most sacred Indian river. iStockphoto At six in the morning, the alleys of old Varanasi gleam with last night's rain ...

Though officially abolished decades ago, the caste system still profoundly influences life in India. Those born into high castes enjoy greater privileges, while low-caste individuals, like the Doms, ...

Funeral pyres line the Ganges river in India's holy city of Varanasi, where thousands come each year to spend their final days - Copyright AFP Niharika KULKARNI ...

VARANASI, India (RNS) — The Bharat Mata mandir in India’s holiest city has come to represent an ideology that many in Narendra Modi’s constituency hold — a distinctly religious allegiance to the ...

Several projects for the development of the holy city of Kashi (Varanasi) are gradually taking shape, even as drainage remains a major problem in the newly developed urban areas. <br />The problem of ...

Varanasi, often referred to as Banaras or Kashi, is one of the oldest living cities in the world. This name is said to come from the ancient word Baran which meant to 'describe,' while the city itself ...

Renowned Hindi author Kashinath Singh looks back at seven decades he has spent in the holy city of Banaras, or Varanasi, and ...

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi submitted his candidacy to recontest the parliamentary seat for the Hindu holy city of Varanasi - Copyright AFP Sajjad HUSSAIN ...

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In this photograph taken on August 31, 2024, Hindu devotees offer prayers to the Sun god along the banks of river Ganges, in Varanasi. [AFP] Some stay only days, others wait decades, but the crowds of ...