amits property
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Manikarnika ghat
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The main cremation ghat in Varanasi. There are two cremation ghats, one with a modern oven for cremations, and the other is this one with open funeral pyres like at Pashupatinath. Like at Pashupatinath, cremation and disposing of ashes in the Ganges is a quick trip to Nirvana -- no more reincarnation. Burning is a process of purification. Pure people aren't burned, they're weighed down with bricks and sunk -- and they later float downstream or wash ashore on the eastern banks. Pure people include holy men (sadhus), children, pregnant women (because of the pure fetus), unmarried people (supposedly because they are virginal), and snakebite deaths (because Vishnu appeared as a cobra before). No women are allowed at the cremations which can last three to four hours, because crying can keep the soul from ascending, and to keep them from perform sati, that is, the ritual of jumping on the funeral pyre. Loads of wood is used for a funeral -- about 200 kgs. Wood costs 5-10 Rs/kg but sandalwood costs about 150 Rs/kg. A very interesting funeral rite.
Cows free to stand in the middle of the street
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This is a Hindi country, and cows are everywhere. Cow crap is everywhere too. No one bothers the cows.
Paan maker
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A betel wrapped with tobacco and other stuff.
Making masala dosa -- only 5 Rs!
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An India ruppee about 2 cents.
Bathing in the Ganges
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Nearest places of interest:
| baansphatak Dashaswamedh Ghat. Manikarnika Ghat Ramnagar Fort | Rangil Das Phatak Mohan Das (Kand Wala) dalmandi Kabir Chura hospital |
