In Varanasi, Holi is not played with colors and gulal but with the ashes of pyres. This Holi of Kashi is known as Masan ki Holi or Masan Holi. 'Masan ki Holi' begins after the aarti of Mahashmashan ...

Holi, the festival of colors, is celebrated across India with joy and enthusiasm. However, in Varanasi, the ancient city ...

Masan Holi 2025: Masan Holi, also known as Bhasma Holi, is an auspicious celebration held in Varanasi, India. In 2025, this event will start on March 10th, starting from Baba Kinaram Ashram and ...

Kashi Vidwat Parishad says playing Holi with ashes from funeral pyres is against the tradition of Kashi while manager of Baba Mahashmashan Nath Seva Samiti asserts the practice is centuries-old but ...

Said to be a sacred ritual, devotees play Holi with ashes from cremation pyres. This age-old tradition, believed to be as ancient as Kashi itself, takes place five days before Holi, signaling the ...

Smeared in ash from head to toe, several Naga and Aghori sadhus and their followers played Holi alongside burning pyres in a manner unique only to Kashi, at Harishchandra Ghat. Naga and Aghori sadhus ...