According to Hindu mythology, the ghat is linked to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, who performed cosmic dance here, and a ...

There are two ghats in the old city of Varanasi where corpses are cremated. One of them is the Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat. Here the families carry the corpses. Here the open funeral pyres ...

During major festivals like Diwali, Makar Sankranti, and Holi, the ghats of Varanasi are transformed with vibrant rituals, ...

Manikarnika is the most sacred cremation ghat in Varanasi. It symbolizes the Hindu belief in the cycle of life and death. It is believed that one can attain salvation if cremated here. Raja Ghat's ...

Sarnath Varanasi: Exploring Buddhism's Enduring ... Cover heads as a sign of respect before entering bustling Manikarnika ...

Varanasi: A woman from Kolkata alleged sexual harassment by a sadhu in the name of giving her diksha (initiation for learning).

The Manikarnika and Harishchand ghats are the ones where around 200 cremations happen in a day. Dashashwamedh Ghat, Prayag Ghat and Assi Ghat are some of the other prominent ghats of Varanasi that ...

Munilal Tiwari, the eldest male relative of his aunt, performs last rites for her at Manikarnika Ghat before the funeral pyre is lit. [+] Click to enlarge Varanasi's cremation ghats can be ...

But everyone I spoke to in Varanasi dismissed these numbers as a fiction. A long-time city resident, who lives close to the Harishchandra and Manikarnika ghats - the two main cremation areas on ...