Experience the unique Masan Holi celebration in Varanasi, where ashes of pyre are used instead of colours to play Holi. This ...

Masan ki Holi' begins after the aarti of Mahashmashan Nath at Harishchandra Ghat in Banaras. On the day of Masan Holi, saints ...

While most of India plays Holi with colours, Varanasi celebrates a unique version called Masan Holi, where devotees smear ...

There is a spiritual side to the Hori of Banaras. “It is the Masan Holi where the aghoris smear ash from the lit funeral pyre over their bodies, embodied as Lord Shiva. This Hori is devoid of ...