HinduGhat
Manikarnika Ghatमणिकर्णिका घाट
The great cremation ghat, where the fires are said never to have gone out. In the city's belief, to die in Kashi and be cremated here is to be released from rebirth. It is a place of grief and of faith, watched quietly and from a distance.
Tips
- Do not photograph the pyres or the mourners.
- Decline offers of a 'special view' for money; the families do not benefit.
How to reach
- 3.2 km from Varanasi Junction (Cantt) station in a straight line
- 22.1 km from Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in a straight line
- 0.7 km from Godowlia crossing, where cars stop for the old city in a straight line
Straight-line distances; by road through the lanes it is further.
Sources: Wikipedia — Manikarnika Ghat
