Varanasi's daily life

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

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A tea vendor prepares lemon tea on coal fire in a locality of Varanasi. Though very uncommon at tea stalls in Varanasi, this lemon tea contains special herbs which has been proved good for health.

People bathing and performing religious rituals during dawn at the Ghat (shore) of river Ganges in Varanasi, India. Varanasi is the world's oldest living city on this earth, known for its cultures, heritage & traditions and also known as spiritual capital of India.

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A view of Varanasi's cremation ghat, commonly known as Manikarnika Ghat. As per the Hindu mythology belief, the person who is cremated here on sandal wood logs, gets salvation (moksha) from the re-birth cycle. There are a huge number of dead bodies brought here every day for cremation and it also attracts a lot of International tourists where they view the cremation process either from a boat in river Ganges, or just walk across the ghat.

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