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Where do you go to achieve ultimate nirvana in the afterlive?
The ancient Indian City, Manikrarnika Ghat in Varnassi is a sacred hub that is a home for many mythological stories and emotional beliefs. Manikrarnika Ghat (or river bank) is a final destination for many, as it is a holy place for bodies to be cremated. According to the Hindu mythology, if a person is cremated in the Manikarnika Ghat, he/she gets instant nirvana or liberation from the cycle of births and rebirths. The city of Varnassi that is said to be more than 5000 years old is in itself one of the most famous cremation grounds in the world.
Manikarnika Ghat is overflowing with funeral pyres, priests and shops selling necessities for cremation like ghee, wood, offerings and clothes. The sacred cremation process is performed by a sect of people called “Dom.” The city of Varanassi is characterized by its narrow by-lanes, roadside shops and umpteen Hindu temples. The city has nearly a hundred ghats – some are used for bathing purposes but most are used for cremation. Seeing bodies being cremated so publicly has always exerted a great fascination for visitors to the city, but photography is strictly taboo; even having a camera visible may be constructed as intent, and provoke hostility.
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