Manikarnika Ghat

This iconic site, one of the oldest in the city, is a place for traditional Hindu cremation, where the corpse is carried through the alleys of the old town to the holy river Ganges on a bamboo stretcher, anointed with a cloth, and the corpse is immersed in the river Ganges before being cremated. Visitors can walk around the crematorium and learn more about these traditions, and someone present will help you obtain information that may interest you and the importance of cremation for Hindus.