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Manikarnika-Ghat.

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Hindus believe the banks of the Ganges next to the holy city of Varanasi is the most sacred place on earth to die; up to 300 people are cremated at the sacred site every day to liberate their souls to find nirvana and be reborn; It is believed anyone who dies in Varanasi breaks the cycle of death and rebirth and achieves nirvana (moksha)

 

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