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🔥 Manikarnika Ghat: Where Life Meets the Eternal Flame

As Varanasi's primary cremation ground, this sacred site operates 24/7, with:300+ daily cremations (each requiring 300kg sandalwood)Perpetual smoke carrying souls toward moksha (liberation)Doms (funeral workers) managing the ancient rituals 👀 A Surreal Observation Post We sat 15 meters away on the ghat steps, witnessing:The Coin Diver: A Dom scavenging for:Offerings coins thrown by mourners (his livelihood)Bone fragments (later ground into Ganges sediment) 💀Sacred Logistics:Electric crematorium for the destitute (left side)VIP pyres with sandalwood for the wealthy (center) 🛕 The Temple AboveManikarnika Devi Mandir: Legend says Vishnu dug this pit with his chakraHidden Ritual: Doms secretly mark foreheads with pyre ash (powerful talisman) ⚠️ Respectful Viewing Tips No photography (strictly enforced) 📵Silent observation from the southern stepsCover head/scarf as sign of respect #varanasi#Manikarnika Ghat#India#India guide#travel diary#India life

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🔥 Manikarnika Ghat: Where Life Meets the Eternal Flame

As Varanasi's primary cremation ground, this sacred site operates 24/7, with:300+ daily cremations (each requiring 300kg sandalwood)Perpetual smoke carrying souls toward moksha (liberation)Doms (funeral workers) managing the ancient rituals 👀 A Surreal Observation Post We sat 15 meters away on the ghat steps, witnessing:The Coin Diver: A Dom scavenging for:Offerings coins thrown by mourners (his livelihood)Bone fragments (later ground into Ganges sediment) 💀Sacred Logistics:Electric crematorium for the destitute (left side)VIP pyres with sandalwood for the wealthy (center) 🛕 The Temple AboveManikarnika Devi Mandir: Legend says Vishnu dug this pit with his chakraHidden Ritual: Doms secretly mark foreheads with pyre ash (powerful talisman) ⚠️ Respectful Viewing Tips No photography (strictly enforced) 📵Silent observation from the southern stepsCover head/scarf as sign of respect #varanasi#Manikarnika Ghat#India#India guide#travel diary#India life

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