Between the eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries not only was the idea of Banaras as a continuous, holy city consolidated, but its representation in art also gained a particular perspective.

Banaras, February 6: An Assam woman took to ... of his friends and says in Hindi (thinking I won’t understand) 'Een logo ko kaun tika laaga ke bhej rahe hai (who is putting the tilak on these ...

Banaras, one of the world's oldest living cities, has been a centre of spirituality, culture, and artistic inspiration for ...