Manikarnika ghat

The Manikarnika Ghat, popularly known as Maha Smashaan, the great cremation ground or the burning ghat is one of the main ghats of Varanasi.

Manikarnika Ghat (Ghat des crémations)Varanasi. Uttar Pradesh. India. ...

“"Having become Time itself, I destroy the world here, O Goddess !" (Shiva - Padma Purana 1.33.14)”

Great manikarnika ghat

Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple at Manikarnika Ghat

Varanasi (also knows as the “holy city of India”) is a fantastic place! The atmosphere of this city is one of a kind and there are so many reasons for that. For example it’s the city where Buddhism was founded and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. What f…

Scenic view from the river on Ghat with crowd. Sunset colores the temples. Varanasi known as Banaras is the holies city in India. It is on the banks of the river Ganges where the special funeral...

In keeping with the “World’s most mysterious places” theme: The sun rises across from Manikarnika Ghat. From Wikipedia: “It is one of the oldest ghats in Varanasi. It is revered in Hindu religion. When Mata Sati (Aadi shakti mata)sacrificed her life & set her body ablaze after Raja Daksh Prajapati (one of the sons of Lord Brahma)tried to humiliate Lord shiva in a Yagya practiced by Daksh. Lord Shiva took her burning body to Himalay. While going to Himalaya Mata Sati’s parts of body started…

Ghats of Varanasi come to life as the evening descends culminating in the Evening Arti. These photographs have been taken from the boat as it slowly winds its way along the ghats including the Manikarnika Ghat