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RE: 7 World’s Continents Photo Challenge - Asian Sunday week #27 - the absolute winner takes 200 SBD!

in #travel7 years ago

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This place is a manikarnika ghat in varanasi Uttar pradesh India.Manikarnika Ghat and the Role of Cremation in Traditional Indian Funerary Rites.Manikarnika Ghat is also one of the oldest and most sacred Ghats for Hindu religion and mythology. It is said that cremation at this site ensures that one’s soul rests in perpetual peace upon their earthly demise. For centuries, a funerary rite at Manikarnika Ghat has been thought to provide one with immediate liberation from the endless cycle of rebirth.