Manikarnika Ghat
The city's main burning ghat, where fires are said never to go out, and the heart of what Varanasi means.
- Open
- Open all hours
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- Manikarnika Ghat, Lahori Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221001Directions
- Getting There
- Through the lanes or by boat from Dashashwamedh Ghat.
Why Go
Hindus believe that dying and being cremated here frees the soul. Wood is stacked high, and funerals go on day and night, with families at the river's edge.
Watch quietly and respectfully from a distance or a boat. Be wary of people asking for money for wood or claiming to be staff.
Tips
- No photos: it's a funeral.
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