‘Chita bhasm ki Holi’ will be played with the ashes of funeral pyre. Event will take place at Harishchandra Ghat on the day of Rangabhari Ekadashi on Monday and at Manikarnika G Hat on Tuesday. Organisers of this celebration have condemned the bid of some groups trying to generate controversy by claiming that it is not for ‘grihastha’ (householder) to observe the festivity. ‘Masane Ki Holi holds a special place in the religious traditions of Kashi,’ says head of Aghorpeeth Ghat Kashi, Avadhoot Ugra Chandeshwar Kapali, alias Kapali Baba. No one will come in make-up or appearance of any deity, and no one willcome in an inebriated state or consuming intoxicants, he adds. ‘The main adornment of Lord Shiva, the destroyer of evil, is cremation ashes,’ says Aghori Baba, adding, ‘Kashi is a city of celebrations, where even death is celebrated’