Raja Ghat Varanasi | राजा घाट बनारस | Ghats Of Varanasi
Raja Ghat Varanasi | राजा घाट बनारस | Ghats Of Varanasi
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Raja Harish Chandra Ghat in Varanasi
Birth and death in the city of birth and death! A man collects human ashes and dumps them to a side, even as a corpse burns on the pyre, at the edge of the Ganges river in the ancient city of Benaras, known equally for sarees, filth, squalor, re-birth, religion and more... A family stands by as their loved one's corpse burns to ashes, along India's Ganga river. Pigeons fly around, cows amble by, as piles of wood stand nearby, for use in cremation ceremonies along the famous Burning Ghats of Varanasi's river-side, in this ancient city of India.
Yet others wash their clothes in the river, while an old man performs his ablutions (bathes!) in the relatively slow-flowing waters...
Life goes on and by... Another huge stash of wood appears. That many more cremations to take place. Birth and death... All one and the same.
Pandits and pujaris do good business. Indians and foreigners alike (even A-list Hollywood stars, strangely enough) flock to this city's strange magnetism. The filth and squalor of the town, the pollution and waste, the untreated sewage and drain waters, all mingle in the once pristine waters of the Ganga, now sullied with waste. But nothing deters...
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Raja Ghat of Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh
People take holy dip in river Ganga, doing Surya namaskar ( praying to sun god). A lady doing meditation early in the morning.
Varanasi / Banaras, is a city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. It is the holiest of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) in Hinduism and Jainism, and played an important role in the development of Buddhism. Some Hindus believe that death at Varanasi brings salvation. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the oldest in India.Varanasi is also known as the favourite city of the Hindu deity Lord Shiva as it has been mentioned in the Rigveda that this city at older times was known as Kashi or Shiv ki Nagri.
Many of its temples were plundered and destroyed by Mohammad Ghauri in the 12th century. The temples and religious institutions in the city now are dated to the 18th century.
The Kashi Naresh (Maharaja of Kashi) is the chief cultural patron of Varanasi, and an essential part of all religious celebrations. The culture of Varanasi is closely associated with the Ganges. The city has been a cultural center of North India for several thousand years, and has a history that is older than most of the major world religions. The Benares Gharana form of Hindustani classical music was developed in Varanasi, and many prominent Indian philosophers, poets, writers, and musicians live or have lived in Varanasi. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath located near Varanasi.
Varanasi is the spiritual capital of India. Scholarly books have been written in the city, including the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas. Today there is a temple of his namesake in the city, the Tulsi Manas Mandir. One of the largest residential universities of Asia the Banaras Hindu University is located here. Varanasi, called by many names is also known as the city of temples, the holy city of India, the religious capital of India, the city of shiva, and the city of learning.
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Raja Harishchandra Ghat | हरिश्चंद्र घाट बनारस | Ghats Of Varanasi
Raja Harishchandra Ghat | हरिश्चंद्र घाट बनारस | Ghats Of Varanasi
इस घाट का नाम राजा हरिश्चंद्र के नाम पर रखा गया है । यहाँ पर हिन्दूओं के दाह-संस्कार दिन - रात किये जाते हैं ।
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People wash clothes at Raja Ghat - Varanasi
Local people of Varanasi wash clothes at Raja Ghat in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Varanasi / Banaras, is a city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. It is the holiest of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) in Hinduism and Jainism, and played an important role in the development of Buddhism. Some Hindus believe that death at Varanasi brings salvation. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the oldest in India.Varanasi is also known as the favourite city of the Hindu deity Lord Shiva as it has been mentioned in the Rigveda that this city at older times was known as Kashi or Shiv ki Nagri.
Many of its temples were plundered and destroyed by Mohammad Ghauri in the 12th century. The temples and religious institutions in the city now are dated to the 18th century.
The Kashi Naresh (Maharaja of Kashi) is the chief cultural patron of Varanasi, and an essential part of all religious celebrations. The culture of Varanasi is closely associated with the Ganges. The city has been a cultural center of North India for several thousand years, and has a history that is older than most of the major world religions. The Benares Gharana form of Hindustani classical music was developed in Varanasi, and many prominent Indian philosophers, poets, writers, and musicians live or have lived in Varanasi. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath located near Varanasi.
Varanasi is the spiritual capital of India. Scholarly books have been written in the city, including the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas. Today there is a temple of his namesake in the city, the Tulsi Manas Mandir. One of the largest residential universities of Asia the Banaras Hindu University is located here. Varanasi, called by many names is also known as the city of temples, the holy city of India, the religious capital of India, the city of shiva, and the city of learning.
Source: Wikipedia
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Manikarnika Ghat of varanasi
Manikarnika Ghat is one of the oldest Ghat in Varanasi and it is specially used as Hindu Cremation Site. Creamation rituals are carried out on Ghat 24*7 and approximately 1500-2000 dead bodies are cremated every day. For Detail please visit:
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वाराणसी के सभी घाट बहुत ही मनोरम हैं। परन्तु कुछ घाटों का पौराणिक दृष्टि से विशेष महत्व है उनमें से हरिश्चंद्र घाट भी उल्लेखनीय है। यह घाट मैसूर घाट एवं गंगा घाटों के मध्य में स्थित है। हरिश्चंद्र घाट पर [1] हिन्दुओं के अंतिम संस्कार रात-दिन किए जाते हैं। हरिश्चंद्र घाट के समीप में काशी नरेश ने बहुत भव्य भवन डोम राजा के निवास हेतु दान किया थ।। यह परिवार स्वयं को पौराणिक काल में वर्णित कालू डोम का वंशज मानता है। हरिश्चंद्र घाट पर चिता के अंतिम संस्कार हेतु सभी सामान लकड़ी कफ़न धूप राल इत्यादि की समुचित व्यवस्था है। इस घाट पर राजा [2] हरिश्चंद्र माता तारामती एवं रोहताश्व का बहुत पुरातन मंदिर है साथ में एक शिव मंदिर भी है। आधुनिकता के युग में यहाँ एक विद्युत शवदाह भी है,परन्तु इसका प्रयोग कम ही लोग करते हैं। बाबा कालू राम ऐवं बाबा किनाराम जी ने अघोर सिद्धी प्राप्ति के लिऐ यहीं शिव मंदिर पर निशा आराधना की थी। कहा जाता है बाबा किनाराम जी ने सर्वेश्वरी मंत्र की सिद्धी हरिश्चंद्र घाट पर प्राप्त की थी।
Ghats in Varanasi are riverfront steps leading to the banks of the River Ganges. The city has 88 ghats. Most of the ghats are bathing and puja ceremony ghats, while two ghats are used exclusively as cremation sites.[1]
Most Varanasi ghats were rebuilt after 1700 AD, when the city was part of Maratha Empire.[2] The patrons of current ghats are Marathas, Shindes (Scindias), Holkars, Bhonsles, and Peshwes (Peshwas). Many ghats are associated with legends or mythologies while many ghats are privately owned. Morning boat ride on the Ganges across the ghats is a popular visitors attraction.
INDIA - VARANASI - (PART 2) - BURNING GHAT - BODY CREMATION (Full HD)
In this movie I take you to Varanasi to show you how looks death in India and how the body is being burned (cremation of body)
Ghats in Varanasi are riverfront steps leading to the banks of the River Ganges. The city has 87 ghats. Most of the ghats are bathing and puja ceremony ghats, while a few are used exclusively as cremation sites.
Most Varanasi ghats were built after 1700 AD, when the city was part of Maratha Empire. The patrons of current ghats are Marathas, Shindes , Holkars, Bhonsles, and Peshwes. Many ghats are associated with legends or mythologies while many ghats are privately owned. Morning boat ride on the Ganges across the ghats is a popular visitors attraction.
People from India wish to be cleansed with the holy waters, cremated at the burning ghats with the sacred eternal fire, and then have their ashes tossed into the sacred waters of the Ganges. This allows the soul to proceed directly to heaven, without having to deal with karma and reincarnations.
The amount of wood, not just the type, is critical to ensure complete cremation. If a poor family cannot afford enough wood, and the body does not completely burn, a worker will use a long pole to deftly reposition the limbs over the burning flames.
Near the water’s edge, a huge pile of grey ashes was waiting to be spread onto the holy Ganges. After a cremation, ashes and bits of bone are gathered up and “untouchables” sift them for bits of gold jewelry.
Not everyone is cremated at the Ganges ghats. Children, sadhus (holy men) and pregnant women are considered pure and do not need to be cleansed by the sacred fire. They are simply set adrift on the Ganges. Besides bitten by a cobra and untouchables.
In Hindu traditions, cremation is one of the rites of passage and the Ghats of Varanasi are considered one of the auspicious locations for this ritual. At the time of the cremation or last rites, a Puja (prayer) is performed. Hymns and mantras are recited during cremation to mark the ritual. The Manikarnika and Harishchandra Ghats are dedicated to the cremation ritual. Annually, less than 2 in 1000 people who die in India, or 25,000 to 30,000 bodies are cremated on various Varanasi Ghats; about an average of 80 per day. This practice has become controversial for the pollution it causes to the river. In 1980s, the Government of India funded a Clean Ganges initiative, to address cremation and other sources of pollution along the Ghats of Varanasi. In many cases, the cremation is done elsewhere and only the ashes are dispersed into the river near these Ghats
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Manikarnika Burning Ghat Varanasi - Cremation Ghat Kashi (Banaras)
Manikarnika Ghat (Hindi: मणिकर्णिका घाट) is one of the ghats in Varanasi and is most known for being a place of creation. Manikarnika Ghat is the primary cremation ghat in Varanasi (Kashi / Banaras / Benaras). Varanasi Hindu Cremation Ceremony at Manikarnika Burning Ghat beside Ganga River. Hindu DEAD BODIES get BURNT at Manikarnika Ghat of Benaras. Holiest burning ghat in India is Manikarnika Ghat of Varanasi. Dead Body burning process never end (stop) for a second at Manikarnika Ghat of Varanasi. One after one and most of the time several dead bodies used to be burned at the same time.
Kashi / Varanasi Manikarnika Ghat is one of the oldest ghats in Varanasi. It is revered in Hindu religion. When Mata Sati (Aadi shakti mata) sacrificed her life & set her body ablaze after Raja Daksh Prajapati (one of the sons of Lord Brahma) tried to humiliate Lord shiva in a Yagya practiced by Daksh. Lord Shiva took her burning body to the Himalaya. While going to the Himalaya Mata Sati's parts of body started falling on earth. Lord Shiva established Shakti Peeth wherever Sati's body had fallen. At Manikarnika ghat, Mata Sati's Ear's ornament had fallen.
Manikarnika shrine as a Shakti Peeth - Manikarnika shrine is an important place of worship for Shaktism sect of Hinduism, It is near to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple. The mythology of Daksha yaga and Sati's self immolation is the mythology behind the origin of Shakti Peethas. The etymology of the place is due to this mythology. It is believed that Sati Devi's Ear Rings has fallen here. Manikarna in Sanskrit means Ear Rings. Shakti Peethas are shrines that are believed to be enshrined with the presence of Shakti due to the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi, when Lord Shiva carried it and wandered. There are 51 Shakti Peeth linking to the 51 alphabets in Sanskrit. Each temple have shrines for Shakti. The Shakti of Manikarnika is addressed as Vishalakshi & Manasacaarinee.
Manikarnika (Mani: Beads Karnam: Ear Angad: Ornament). There is another myth about the ghat : the ear jewel from lord Shiva fell down while he was dancing angrily, which fell on the earth and thus Manasacaarinyekaa Ghat formed. Manikarnika Kund - The well at the ghat is called Manikarnika Kund and was built by Lord Vishnu.
Manikarnika Ghat is the main cremation Ghat of Varanasi. Manikarnika Ghat is one of the oldest and most sacred Ghats in Benaras. According to the Hindu mythology, being burned here provides an instant gateway to liberation from the cycle of births and rebirths. Lying at the center of the five tirthas, Manikarnika Ghat symbolizes both creation and destruction. At Manikarnika Ghat, the mortal remains are consigned to flames with the prayers that the souls rest in eternal peace. There is a sacred well at the Manikarnika Ghat, called the Manikarnika Kund. Manikarnika Kund is said to be dug by Lord Vishnu at the time of creation while the hot ashes of the burnt bodies makes one remember the inevitable destruction of everything in the world.
According to the another ancient mythology is the owner of the Manikarnika Ghat was bought the King Harishchandra as a slave and said him to work on the Manikarnika at the Harishchandra Ghat. Dead bodies of the people in Hindu religion are cremated usually at this ghat.
It is one of the most famous, sacred and oldest ghat in the Varanasi, Manikarnika is the main burning ghat and one of most auspicious places that a Hindu can be cremated. Bodies are bring to the ghat at the bamboo stretcher covered in the red cloth which handled by the doms.
Significance of Manikarnika Ghat - Manikarnika Ghat is also famous by the name of Mahasmasana which is one of two cremation Ghats in the Varanasi. Another famous ghat of cremation is Harishchandra Ghat. Manikarnika Ghat is historically associated with the Hindu God named Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. It is considered that the one who is cremated at this ghat will attain Moksha, the salvation and get directly intermingled into the Lord Shiva.
Manikarnika Ghat is also famous for the temple of the Lord Shiva and Mata Durga which was built around 1850 by the Maharaja of the Awadh. This temple has become the holy shrine of this Ghat.
It is also considered that the Charanapaduka (the footprints) of the Lord Vishnu is here in a circular marble slab, as Lord Vishnu has mediated for many years at this ghat. Varanasi and the Manikarnika Ghat History. fires on the Manikarnika Ghat, the chief cremation center of Varanasi (the smaller cremation ghat is called Harish Chandra Ghat). funeral ghats watching Manikarnika is popularly considered the holiest of all the ghats. Another famous Burning ghat of Varanasi (Kashi) is Raja Harishchandra (Harish Chandra Ghat) beside holy River Ganga.
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Excavations made by the Archaeological Survey of India at Raj Ghat in Varanasi. discovered a variety of terracotta human and animal figurines which led light on the cultural and political.
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Famous Harishchandra Ghat of Kashi / Varanasi
Famous Harishchandra Ghat of Kashi / Varanasi - Harishchandra Ghat Varanasi - Hindu Burning Ghat in Varanasi - Harish Chandra Cremation Ghat - Raja Harish Chandra Ghat in Varanasi ceremonies along the famous Burning Ghats of Varanasi's Ganga river. Harischandra Cremation Ghats of Varanasi Kashi Vishwanath. Harishchandra Ghat, Varanasi History. Hindus from distant places bring the dead bodies of their near and dear ones to the Harish Chandra Ghat for cremation. In Hindu mythology it is believed that if a person is cremated at the Harish Chandra Ghat, that person gets salvation or moksha.
This Ghat is name after a mythological King Harish Chandra, who once worked in the cremation ground here for the perseverance of truth and charity but at the end the Gods rewarded him and restored his lost thorn and his dead son. This is one of the two cremation ghats, and some times referred as Adi Manikarnika ( the original creation ground, cf.KKm 2.225-26), still there exists Adi Manikarnika Tirtha. In 1986-87 an electric crematorium was opened here, however side – by – side funeral of wood – fire is continuing. This is also the seat of old Harampapa water – Tirtha. In the temples there are images of Harischandreshvara, Rohiteshvara, Adi Manikarnikeshvara & Vrddha Kedara. In 1740 Narayana Diksit, a religious guru of Peshvas renovated this Ghat and made this partly pucca. Famous Burning Ghat of Varanasi (Banaras / Benaras / Kashi) is Raja Harishchandra Ghat (Varanasi) beside Ganga River.
Harishchandra Ghat, Varanasi (Kashi) is named after the legendary king Harishchandra who is said to have almost lost everything in a fit of self-abnegation. It is among the two ghats named for cremation.
Harish Chandra Ghat
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Harishchandra Ghat, named for a legendary king, the truthful Harishchandra, who once worked the cremation grounds in Kashi. Every one of the pilgrims on the Panchtirthi pilgrimage knows the story of how the Brahmin Visheamitra asked King Harishchandra for a ritual fee called the Rajsuya Dakshina. Harishchandra, in his generosity, gave Vishwamitra his entire Kingdom and all he owned. Having accepted, Vishwamitra still pressed the king for the token Rajsuya Dakshina, But Harishchandra had nothing left to give. Rather than break his promise, the king came destitute to Kashi, where he sold his wife and son into slavery and sold himself into bondage to work the cremation grounds in order to pay the fee. He did not see his loved ones again until the day his wife, worn with hardship, came to the cremation ground carrying her son’s body. He had died of snake bite, and she had not even a blanket to cover his corpse. The testing of Harishchandra, like that of the biblical job, proved the strength of his character, even in the worst of times. In the end, the god rewarded him and restored his throne and his son to him.
Harishchandra Ghat is one of the two burning Ghat of Banaras, the other being Manikarnika. People in this part of the city believe that Harishchandra is the oldest Kashi cremation ground, surpassing even Manikarnika in its sanctity. It is sometimes referred to as Adi Manikarnika, the “Original Manikarnika” the Brahmins of Tulsi Ghat and the pandits of Asi will definitely choose to be cremated here.
The next major ghat is kedara, the anchor of Kedara Khanda and the home of the Kedareshvara linga. Like Asi, this is the busy ghat, but the panchtirthi pilgrims do not stop here to bathe. Continuing down the river, they pass Chauki Ghat, famous for the huge tree at the top of the steps which shelters a great array of stone nagas, the equatic serpent deities foe which ancient Kashi, with its stream and pools, must have been famous. Along with naga Kupa, today called nag Kaun, in northern Kashi, this is place where the nagas are still honored, especially on the festival day of naga panchmi in the rainy season month of shravana (July/August).
Next the pilgrims walk a quiet section of the river front, given over to the laundry work of the dhobis, rhythmically slapping wet clothes on their stone wash slabs. The part of the city they are skirting now is called Bengali Tola, settled by Bengalis, many of whom have come here for Kashivasa, living out one’s days in kashi until death. Along the river front here are mansarovara Ghat, named after the holy lake Manasa in the Himalayas; Narada Ghat, name for the divine sage; Amareshvara Temple, named for lord Amarnath in the Kashmir Himalayas; and, finally, Chaumsathi Ghat, named for the Sixty-Four Goddesses whose temple is in the city above the ghat. It is believed that if a person is cremated at the Harish Chandra Ghat, that person gets salvation or moksha. The Harish Chandra Ghat was somewhat modernized in late 1980's, when an electric crematorium was opened here.
Raja Ghat, Varanasi : seat of Hinduism and holy spot for cows, rituals, tonsuring and prayer
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Manikarnika Ghat of Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh
Early morning boat ride on the banks of holy river Ganges in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. One can see the Mankarnika Ghat while sailing down the Ganges.
Manikarnika Ghat is one of the ghats in Varansi and is most known for being a place of Hindu cremation. Manikarnika Ghat is the primary cremation ghat in Varanasi. It is one of the oldest ghats in Varanasi. It is revered in Hindu religion. When Mata Sati (Aadi shakti mata)sacrificed her life & set her body ablaze after Raja Daksh Prajapati (one of the sons of Lord Brahma)tried to humiliate Lord shiva in a Yagya practiced by Daksh. Lord Shiva took her burning body to Himalay. While going to Himalaya Mata Sati's parts of body started falling on earth. Lord Shiva established Shakti Peeth wherever Sati's body had fallen. At Manikarnika ghat, Mata Sati's Ear's ornament had fallen.
Varanasi / Banaras, is a city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. It is the holiest of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) in Hinduism and Jainism, and played an important role in the development of Buddhism. Some Hindus believe that death at Varanasi brings salvation. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the oldest in India.Varanasi is also known as the favourite city of the Hindu deity Lord Shiva as it has been mentioned in the Rigveda that this city at older times was known as Kashi or Shiv ki Nagri.
Many of its temples were plundered and destroyed by Mohammad Ghauri in the 12th century. The temples and religious institutions in the city now are dated to the 18th century.
The Kashi Naresh (Maharaja of Kashi) is the chief cultural patron of Varanasi, and an essential part of all religious celebrations. The culture of Varanasi is closely associated with the Ganges. The city has been a cultural center of North India for several thousand years, and has a history that is older than most of the major world religions. The Benares Gharana form of Hindustani classical music was developed in Varanasi, and many prominent Indian philosophers, poets, writers, and musicians live or have lived in Varanasi. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath located near Varanasi.
Varanasi is the spiritual capital of India. Scholarly books have been written in the city, including the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas. Today there is a temple of his namesake in the city, the Tulsi Manas Mandir. One of the largest residential universities of Asia the Banaras Hindu University is located here. Varanasi, called by many names is also known as the city of temples, the holy city of India, the religious capital of India, the city of shiva, and the city of learning.
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