Profile |  Lightbox 0  | Cart 0  
           
         
      Login  
           
 
 

Varanasi,

India

1910

 
 
all
 
 

Der Grosse Verbrennungs Platz in Benares

The Great Burning Ghat in Benares

There are almost 100 ghats in Varanasi. A majority of these ghats are used for bathing while the others are used for cremation. The Manikarnika Ghat is a famous burning ghat. Usually, burning ghats are considered inauspicious and are situated outside the main city. However, for Varanasi which is also
Title
Add Comment
Hide
 
 
 
 
 

comments

 

tags

View
Add
 
View
Add
 
 

by

   
Josef Hoffmann

links

 
 
 

© imagesofasia 2007-08