Burning ghats, Benares

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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. Date: 1912

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© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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