At Kumbh 35 ghats ready for the second royal bath on Mauni Amavasya
Five ghats have been increased for Mauni Amavasya. In view of the possible crowd, the number of ghats will not be 35 it will be 40 on other royal baths. There is an emphasis on the strengthening of barricading on the Shahi bath routes.
Feb 02, 2019, 10:16 AM IST
Chhath Puja: Lakhs of people throng ghats in Bihar, offer prayers to Sun God
Lakhs of devotees today offered prayers to the Sun on the ghats of the Ganga and other rivers and water bodies across Bihar on the occasion of Chhath.
Nov 06, 2016, 19:19 PM IST
Why flood-hit Varanasi doms getting few dead to cremate
The Ganga was in spate and the neighbourhoods on its banks in this soulful but chaotic city deluged. And the doms, who cremate the dead to earn their living, are also submerged in gloom -- and wish for intervention, or a little sympathy, from their local MP: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Sep 05, 2016, 13:29 PM IST
