Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every year, about 20,000 people pilgrimage to Varanasi, India's holiest city, to die. Some Hindus believe they can break out of ...

Hindu pilgrims have long come to Varanasi to die, believing that it will bring salvation. But by wandering aimlessly, Pico Iyer realises this city of death is actually a city of joy. There were fires, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though officially abolished decades ago, the caste system still profoundly influences life in India. Those born into high castes ...

Known for its many temples, mysterious holy men and bustling ghats along the River Ganges, the Indian city of Varanasi also produces some of the world’s finest silk saris. The handwoven Banarasi sari, ...

Lucknow-Varanasi Intercity Train: There is good news for passengers traveling between Lucknow and Varanasi. Another Intercity train connecting Lucknow and Varanasi has commenced operations today, ...

In charge of funerals in Varanasi, Doms burn corpses using the sacred fire believed to be the purest of the pure. The keeper of the sacred fire known as Dom Raja is the “king” of cremation ghats, ...

The Delhi Varanasi high speed rail project creates an 800 km elevated corridor linking Delhi to Varanasi, with Noida ...

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