Varanasi's Manikarnika Ghat Celebrates Holi with Funeral Pyre Ashes

• Holi was uniquely celebrated with funeral pyre ashes at Varanasi's Manikarnika Ghat on Rangambhari Ekadashi.
• Devotees prepared for the celebration, with the auspicious sound of shehnai resonating at the cremation ghat.
• Construction work and police barricades initially restricted access for Shiva devotees at Lalita and Scindia ghats.
• After 2 PM, devotees offered ashes to Baba Mahashamshan Nath Ji, an incarnation of Lord Shiva.
• The event marks the belief that on Rangbhari Ekadashi, Baba Vishwanath brings Goddess Parvati to Kashi, signaling the start of Holi.