Hindu / Shaiva - Varanasi (Manikarnika), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (25.3109°N, 83.0098°E) Manikarṇikā Ghāṭ — the principal burning ghat of Kāshi. Open-air cremation has continued uninterrupted for ~3,500 years. The sacred fire is said to have burned continuously since Shiva lit it. Dying here (jīva-samādhi, not just death) is considered to grant mokṣa. Dom community manages cremations (an inherited role). The adjacent Chakra-puṣkariṇī is the sacred tank.
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