The controversy began after heavy machinery was used to clear encroachments and old structures at Manikarnika Ghat as part of ...

Varanasi's Manikarnika Ghat hosts the sacred Manikarnika Snan on Vaikuntha Chaturdashi, November 4, 2025. This annual ritual offers devotees a chance to cleanse sins and attain Moksha, liberation from ...

While some priests have expressed concern over the use of heavy machinery, the administration maintains that the ...

A massive resconstruction drive is ongoing at the historic Manikarnika Ghat, the holiest cremation ground in Varanasi, the city of Baba Vishwanath, Lord Shiva. This drive, related to the proposed ...

Manikarnika Ghat in Kashi, known as "Maha Shamshan," serves as a significant spiritual site where cremations symbolize ...

New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday called the demolition of Manikarnika Ghat not urban planning, but a "grave sin." In a post on X, she ...

NEW DELHI: The controversy over Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi has intensified as the opposition attacked the BJP-led state government over the demolition and clearing drive at one of Hinduism’s most ...

Officials alleged that some of the visuals of Manikarnika ghat were linked to Hindu deities and were shared with the intent to hurt religious sentiments| India News ...