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Varanasi's Masan Holi Sparks Controversy; Organizer Alleges 'Conspiracy by Individuals Posing as Vidvat Parishad'
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Dispute Erupts Over Varanasi's Masan Holi: Organizers Accuse Kashi Vidvat Parishad of Conspiracy
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20-02-2026, 14:45
Dispute Erupts Over Varanasi's Masan Holi: Organizers Accuse Kashi Vidvat Parishad of Conspiracy
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A dispute has erupted over Varanasi's Masan Holi at Mahashmashan Manikarnika Ghat, where Holi is played with pyre ashes.
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Kashi Vidvat Parishad calls the tradition unscriptural, while organizers claim it's centuries old and now world-renowned.
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Organizer Gulshan Kapoor alleges a conspiracy by a few individuals, not from Kashi, to defame the event.
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He states that Lord Shiva's ganas (tantrics and Aghoris) have always played Holi here, with Baba Vishwanath participating invisibly.
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Vidvat Parishad scholar Pandit Vinay Pandey argues the event is a recent trend, not ancient, and tarnishes Kashi's dignity.
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