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Manikarnika Ghat (Hindi: मणिकर्णिका घाट) is one of the holiest [1] cremation grounds among the sacred riverfronts , located on the banks of River Ganges, in the city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In Hinduism, death is considered a gateway to another life marked by the result of one's karma.
Manikarnika Ghat, a shmashana ghat at Varanasi, India. As per Hindu rites of Nepal and India, the dead body is brought to shmashana for the ritual of antyesti (last rites). At the cremation ground, the chief mourner has to obtain the sacred fire from one who resides by the shmashana and light funeral pyres (chita) for a fee.
It is derived from Sanskrit, "ghaṭṭa" (Sanskrit: गट्टः).It means an embankment or a landing place. [2]Ghat, a term used in the Indian subcontinent, depending on the context could either refer to a range of stepped-hill such as Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats; or the series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf, such bathing or cremation place along the banks of a ...
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The Manikarnika Ghat is the Mahasmasana, the primary site for Hindu cremation in the city. Adjoining the ghat, there are raised platforms that are used for death anniversary rituals. According to a myth, it is said that an earring of Shiva or his wife Sati fell here. Fourth-century Gupta period inscriptions mention this ghat. However, the ...
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Manikarnika Ghat, a cremation ground along the river Ganga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Manikarnika Tank , a ceremonial water reservoir in Odisha, India Secunderabad–Danapur Express , a train formerly known as Manikarnika Express