Varanasi
latest news & developmentsCity struck by bombers is Hinduism’s holiest site
The city of Varanasi, reeling from a deadly triple bomb attack, is India’s holiest Hindu site where pilgrims flock to wash away their sins in the sacred River Ganges and to die.…
India’s holiest river tainted by disease and pollution
FOR Vir Bhadra Mishra, the day is not complete without a dip in what he considers the holy waters of the Ganges, although he knows he risks his health by immersing himself in…