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Varanasi, a city on the shore of the river Ganges, is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, and the holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism. It’s believed that if one is cremated in Varanasi, and their ashes are released into the sacred and purifying water of the Ganges, their reincarnation cycle will end and they will reach Nirvana. Awareness of death here is unavoidable. Indeed it is the main economy of the city. Every day at Manikarnika Ghat, the largest and most auspicious cremation ghat, around 100 bodies are cremated on wooden pyres along the river’s edge. The ghat (steps leading down to the holy water) operates around the clock, every day of the year. The eternal flame that feeds the fires is said to have been burning for centuries Throughout the day, every day, there are funeral processions bringing loved ones to the ghats. An unfortunate fact of people wanting to die in Varanasi is that there are crowded boarding homes throughout the city full of elderly people, many of whom spend their days begging on the streets to save the money needed for funeral costs. To die and to be cremated in Varanasi is to have the chance to achieve Moksha (the end of the rebirth cycle), a great honor and the ultimate goal of earthly existence. #travelindia #travelyoga #travelthroughindia #varanasiindia #banarasindia #lostinvaranasi #discoveringbanaras #spiritualplacesofindia

10/20/2023, 12:06:25 PM