Landmarks
Manikarnika Ghat
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Egarden
March 26, 2022
Manikarnika Ghat (Hindi: मणिकर्णिका घाट) is one of the holiest cremation grounds among the sacred riverfronts (ghats), alongside the river Ganga, in the city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In Hinduism, death is considered as a gateway to another life marked by the results of one's karma. It is believed that a dead human's soul attains moksha, and hence breaks the cycle of rebirth when cremated here.
Manikarnika Ghat (Hindi: मणिकर्णिका घाट) is one of the holiest cremation grounds among the sacred riverfronts (ghats), alongside the river Ganga, in the city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In Hinduism, death is considered as a gateway to another life marked by the results of one's…
Manish
March 23, 2022
ancient creamination place
Manish
March 14, 2022
creamination place and spiritually powerful place .
Rohit
August 3, 2016
To witness the famous post-death traditions and burning of pyres
Krishna
December 28, 2015
The most auspicious place for a Hindu to be cremated. Dead bodies are carried through the alleyways of the old city to the holy Ganges on a bamboo stretcher swathed in cloth.
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Location
Varanasi, UP
Ghats of Varanasi