Burning ghats, Benares
Manikarnika (also known simply as the burning ghat) is the place where the majority of dead bodies are cremated in Varanasi. Hindus believe it will liberate them from the cycle of death and rebirth
Picture No
13743958
Media ID
46790740
Size
3543px x 5000px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by F Matania, The Sphere, January 27, 1912, p123
Date
1912
