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At a Glance: Essential Visitor Information
TimingsActive day and night
Entry feeFree to view respectfully
Best time to visitAny time, though it's a solemn site rather than a typical sightseeing stop
From city centreCentral Varanasi ghats
LocationVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh
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About Manikarnika Ghat
Manikarnika Ghat is Varanasi's main cremation ghat, where funeral pyres burn continuously and Hindu tradition holds that dying or being cremated here grants moksha (liberation from the cycle of rebirth). Visitors are welcome to observe respectfully from a distance, but photography is not appropriate here.
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A short walk along the ghats from Dashashwamedh Ghat.
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