‘Ashes to ashes, dust to dust’: Inside Masaan Holi at Manikarnika Ghat | India News – The Times of India

‘Ashes to ashes, dust to dust’: Inside Masaan Holi at Manikarnika Ghat | India News – The Times of India

(Photo credit: Instagram/Tasveerbaj) Kashi me khele,Ghat me khele,Holi khele masaane mein.This isn’t just a song line echoing across India, it is an emotion that Banaras lives and breathes each year. In most parts of the country, Holi arrives in a riot of colour, gulal in the air, water guns primed, laughter echoing through narrow lanes….

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Manikarnika Ghat row: Politics over demolition and clearing drive in Varanasi — what’s the controversy | India News – The Times of India

Manikarnika Ghat row: Politics over demolition and clearing drive in Varanasi — what’s the controversy | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The political controversy over Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi continues as opposition keeps attacking the BJP led state government over the demolition and clearing drive at one of Hinduism’s most sacred cremation grounds.The drive, carried out as part of a beautification and strengthening project, involved the use of heavy machinery to remove encroachments and…

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Chhannulal Mishra passes away: Hindustani Classical vocalist was 89; PM pays tribute | India News – The Times of India

Chhannulal Mishra passes away: Hindustani Classical vocalist was 89; PM pays tribute | India News – The Times of India

Vocalist Pandit Chhannulal Mishra during a performance (PTI photo) VARANASI: Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, a doyen of Hindustani classical music and Padma Vibhushan recipient, passed away at the Mirzapur home of his daughter Namrata Mishra following a prolonged illness on Thursday morning. He was 89.“He was in hospital recently for 17-18 days with age-related issues. He…

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