Devotees perform rituals on the occasion of moksha-ekadashi at the bank of River Ganga, in Varanasi.

Migratory birds flock around a boat in river Ganga, in Varanasi.

Devotees feed gulls flying over the Ganga River, in Varanasi.

Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati addresses the students who have been staging a protest dharna at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) against the appointment of a Muslim teacher o...

Students stage a protest dharna at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) against the appointment of a Muslim teacher of Sanskrit at the universirty, in Varanasi.

A scene at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Hostel after two student groups clashed in the campus of the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi.

Devotees perform Ganga aarti on the occasion of Devdiwali festival, at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi.

Devotees light lamps at Panch Ganga Ghat, a stairway leading down to a body of water, during during Dev Deepawali festival in Varanasi. All the river fronts, or ghats, of the Gange...

Hindus make fire on the banks as part of rituals, as tourists ride on boats in the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi. The festival which fal...

A Hindu devotee puts vermillion powder on the forehead of another on the bank of the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi. The festival which f...

A Hindu devotee offers prayers in the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during Karthik Purnima festival in Varanasi. The festival which falls on the full moon day of the Indian calenda...

People take part in a procession during Eid Milad-un-Nabi celebrations, in Varanasi.

Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel stand guard as Muslim devotees take part in a procession during Eid Milad-un-Nabi celebrations, in Varanasi.

Security personnel patrol a street as security has been beefed up in the view of the Ayodhya case verdict, in Varanasi.

Devotees offer 'Arghya' to the rising sun at Assi Ghat during 'Chhath Puja' celebrations, in Varanasi

Foreign tourists light candles and burn crackers during Diwali celebrations, in Varanasi.

A young woman buys an idol of goddess Laxmi on the occasion of Dhanteras festival ahead of Diwali, in Varanasi.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a seminar, 'Guptvanshak Veer: Skandagupta Vikramaditya', at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi.

Home Minister Amit Shah is greeted by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on his arrival at the airport, in Varanasi.

Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a seminar at Banaras Hindu University, in Varanasi.