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Kashi, the city of salvation, is where life and death seem to stand face to face. Located in this very Kashi is Manikarnika Ghat, considered the world's most ancient and mysterious cremation ground. Here, the pyres burn continuously, day or night. The most pressing question is why the Manikarnika Ghat fire never extinguishes?

Manikarnika Ghat Mystery: While Kashi, the city of religion and salvation, has 84 ghats, Manikarnika Ghat holds a special and profound significance. It is considered the world's largest cremation ground. The most remarkable and astonishing feature of this ghat is that the fire here never goes out. But have you ever wondered what the reason behind this is? Is it simply the large number of dead bodies or some mythological mystery?

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The most prominent religious belief about Manikarnika Ghat is that an eternal lamp, or Akhand Jyoti, burns continuously here. Devotees and locals believe that this sacred flame was lit by Lord Shiva himself. Surprisingly, the fire for every cremation performed at the ghat is drawn from this sacred source. Whether it's day or night, the cremation is performed from this Akhand Jyoti, which is why this divine flame never goes out. Let's understand the mystery behind this.

Curse of Goddess Parvati

There's a mythological story behind the name Manikarnika. It's said that Goddess Parvati was bathing here when her earring (gem) fell into the pond. When the earring wasn't found even after extensive searching, legend has it that Goddess Parvati cursed that the funeral pyre on this ghat would never be extinguished. Since then, the flow of bodies and cremations has continued unabated.

Are so many dead bodies cremated every day?

Religious beliefs aside, the actual number of bodies arriving for cremation at Manikarnika Ghat is high. According to one report, 30 to 35 pyres are lit here daily, but sometimes this number exceeds. Consequently, the flow of bodies continues 24 hours a day. As soon as one pyre is about to cool down, another is ready. This is the human and practical reason why the ground at this ghat never cools down and the fires here never go out.

Manikarnika is the door to salvation

In Hinduism, it is believed that cremation at Manikarnika Ghat liberates the soul from the cycle of rebirth and leads directly to salvation. This is why people from all over the country and the world seek to have their loved ones cremated here.

Disclaimer: The information in this news is based on information from the Ramayana story. NewsCrab does not confirm this.