Ritual funeral haircut at Manikarnika cremation ghat Varanasi Benares in Uttar Pradesh in India in South Asia. Reportage Death River Ganges Travel
Hair cutting at the Manikarnika Ghat (the cremation ghat) in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh In India. The eldest son of the deceased has his hair shorn before the Hindu ritual and cremation. 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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Location: Manikarnika cremation ghat in Varanasi Benares in Uttar Pradesh in India in South Asia. River Ganges
Photo credit: © Shaun Higson / India-Benares / Alamy / Afripics
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