"Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together," Mark Twain wrote, fascinated by the legend of this city.
This is my second trip to the oldest city of fire and ancient rituals. This time I invite you to an ordinary ritual made of human ashes in which life meets death and death meets Lord Shiva!
All photos are the result of my fight that day for first place among the crazy crowds to stop this unique time that is the ancient art culture of Masan ki Holi 2023.
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