Sarnath Varanasi: Exploring Buddhism's Enduring ... Cover heads as a sign of respect before entering bustling Manikarnika Ghat with funeral pyres continuously lit through day and night by white ...

There are two ghats in the old city of Varanasi where corpses are cremated. One of them is the Manikarnika Ghat, the burning ghat. Here the families carry the corpses. Here the open funeral pyres ...