2-711-127 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

"Manekanka" Bathing and Burning Ghat, Benares'. View of the Manikarnika ghat and temples on the River Ganges at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The burning ghats are used for the cremation of bodies, as Hindus believe that this place is holy and therefore the soul finds salvation (moksha), when cremated here. Postcard. [Saeed Bros, Benares]