Travel Documentary Photography - Funeral Pyre cremation ghat in Varanasi Benares in Uttar Pradesh in India in South Asia. Ghats Death Wood

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Life on the cremation ghats of the Ganges in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh in India. Varanasi (Benares) is a city on the banks of the River Ganges in India. It is the holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism. Hindus believe that to die at Varanasi brings salvation. It is the oldest city in India and one of the oldest throughout the world.

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Size: 3748px × 5665px
Location: Varanasi Benares in Uttar Pradesh in India in South Asia
Photo credit: © Shaun Higson b&w / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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