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A swollen Ganga river at Namo Ghat as the water level rises following heavy rainfall, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

Rooftop Ganga Aarti, no boat rides: Varanasi ghats submerged as river rises

August 23, 2026 11:50 am

Parts of Manikarnika and Dashashwamedh ghats are submerged following heavy rain in the district; Ganga river nears the danger mark.

Sankat Mochan Festival at 102 opens with Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia's flute recital

April 19, 2025 12:35 am

The festival, held inside the famed Hanuman temple in Varanasi, is a confluence of music and syncretic culture. It opened with a recital by flute maestro Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia

Tea, talk, tally and temple

August 29, 2021 4:35 pm

Below the Ganga waters, there are undercurrents, a desire for ‘naya chehra’, discontent over prices, bitterness over Covid, disquiet over religious rift. However, will it matter in 2022? One can’t say with Banaras.

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Varanasi: Elaborate security arrangements ahead of PM Modi's visit

May 01, 2016 1:51 pm

Modi has been calling for cleaning up the Ganga ever since he got elected from Varanasi in May, 2014 general elections.

In Modi’s sweep, a ground for AAP’s alternative politics

May 17, 2014 3:59 am

Modi is scheduled to hold ‘Ganga Aarti’ at the ghat Saturday, a prayer he had not offered on May 8 when he held a rally in the constituency.

Argentines accidental tryst with Vivekananda

September 30, 2012 1:26 am

Its September 1983,Swami Vivekananda is all set for his speech at Chicagos Art Institute for the Worlds Parliament of Religions.

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Month after Modi's campaign, Varanasi's Assi ghat still awaits a facelift

December 08, 2014 6:29 pm

A month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the cleanliness drive at Assi Ghat in Varanasi, little progress has been made for its restoration.