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The holy ghat of Manikarnika, Varanasi
It is one of the oldest ghats in Varanasi and is much revered in Hindu religion. When Mata Sati (Aadi shakti mata) sacrificed her life and set her body ablaze after Raja Daksh Prajapati (one of the sons of Lord Brahma) tried to humiliate Lord shiva in a Yagya. Lord Shiva took her burning body to the Himalaya. While going to the Himalaya Mata Sati's parts of body started falling on earth. Lord Shiva established Shakti Peeth wherever Sati's body had fallen. At Manikarnika ghat, Mata Sati's Ear's ornament had fallen.Manikarnika Ghat is the primary cremation ghat in Varanasi.The temple on the right side of the pic is the main Sati temple.Boating, Varanasi, dusk.
The holy ghat of Manikarnika, Varanasi
It is one of the oldest ghats in Varanasi and is much revered in Hindu religion. When Mata Sati (Aadi shakti mata) sacrificed her life and set her body ablaze after Raja Daksh Prajapati (one of the sons of Lord Brahma) tried to humiliate Lord shiva in a Yagya. Lord Shiva took her burning body to the Himalaya. While going to the Himalaya Mata Sati's parts of body started falling on earth. Lord Shiva established Shakti Peeth wherever Sati's body had fallen. At Manikarnika ghat, Mata Sati's Ear's ornament had fallen.Manikarnika Ghat is the primary cremation ghat in Varanasi.The temple on the right side of the pic is the main Sati temple.Boating, Varanasi, dusk.