‘Kashi Ki Masan Holi

‘Masan Holi Varanasi: Holi has started in Varanasi with Rangabhari Ekadashi on Friday. Banaras is a city where all the colors of Holi are seen like Braj. But there is a tradition of Holi here which is not seen anywhere else in the world. That is Masan’s Holi. That is, Holi played in the crematorium. Let’s see some pictures of this festival-

There is a belief in Kashi that the next day of Rangabhari Ekadashi, Baba Vishwanath played Holi with his ganas at the Mahashshan Manikarnika Ghat here. Aghori, tantric and saintly saints put each other ashes among the sounds of Damru and conch between the burning pyres.
It is believed that Baba Vishwanath himself joins it invisible to play this amazing Holi and see its shade. The tradition of playing such Holi at the world famous Manikarnika Ghat of Banaras has been going on for centuries.

This is of Kashi’s glory, it is unique in itself and only here. Thousands of tourists from all over the world reach Banaras to see this.
Before the beginning of playing Holi, Baba Masan Nath’s adornment, worship and his aarti is performed. After this Holi is played with Bhasma and Gulal.
This year, Masan’s Holi in Banaras started by taking out a procession from Aghor Peeth Baba Keenaram Ashram. Thousands of people participated in this procession.

Many devotees of Lord Shiva participated in his disguise in the procession. The journey, which lasted for about 5 kilometers, concluded at King Harishchandra Ghat via Sonarpura and Bhelupura.

According to Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva married Goddess Parvati on Mahashivaratri and stayed in Parvati’s maiden for a few days. It is believed that after two weeks, on Rangabhari Ekadashi, Lord Shiva brought him to Kashi for the first time after marriage.
It is believed that devotees of Lord Shiva celebrated the arrival of Goddess Parvati in the Kashi Vishwanath temple, but the devotees of Shiva did not get a chance to play with colors, so God himself has a crematorium to play Holi with him with Bhasma himself Returns