Varanasi known for its ancient ghats and deep spiritual roots, is one of the most holy places for performing Pind Daan during ...

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Cremation on Manikarnika Ghat. Cinematic Camera movement moving along riverbank embankment. View from riverside. night lights. Fire, smoke - Funeral rites of cremation ...

Varanasi: Rise in Ganga water level caused by recent heavy rains here has halted cremations on the lower steps of Manikarnika ...

Some stay only days, others wait decades, but the crowds of elderly Indian Hindu devotees are calm and confident that their ...

Munilal Tiwari, the eldest male relative of his aunt, performs last rites for her at Manikarnika Ghat before the funeral pyre is lit. [+] Click to enlarge Varanasi's cremation ghats can be ...

Believed to be world's oldest inhabited city, the holy town of Varanasi holds an exalted place in India's religious ethos. With ritual chants and ringing temple bells echoing from dawn to dusk along ...

The holy city of Varanasi, which also serves as Prime ... you might be aware of the popular cremation sites at the ghats of Ganga. However, to make itself a smart city, the government is proposing ...

Considered the most sacred cremation ghat in Varanasi, witnessing the cremation rituals can be a profound and humbling experience. It is an opportunity to reflect on the transient nature of life ...

Munilal Tiwari, the eldest male relative of his aunt, performs last rites for her at Manikarnika Ghat before the funeral pyre is lit. [+] Click to enlarge Varanasi's cremation ghats can be ...