Varanasi ghat

Varanasi tourism promotes visit to Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Some must visit places in and around Varanasi are Assi Ghat Varanasi and Sarnath Varanasi.

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Ghats of varanasi

Assi ghat, Varanasi, India 📍

Ganga Aarti at Varanasi Ghat

I am Vishwanatha, the Lord. Kashi is the Light of Liberation. The waves of the River of Heaven are the wine of immortality. What can these three not provide? The above lines are from Kashi Khanda, one of the parts of the ancient Skanda Purana which praises the Sangam of the three elements particularly, Ganga, […] The post Manikarnika Ghat – The Burning Ghat of Varanasi appeared first on Varanasi Guru.

Cremation as a type of burial was used since prehistoric times. Ancient people believed that burning the body would provide protection in the afterlife.