City of deaths.

by Megha Chowdhury (India)

I didn't expect to find India

I'm sure the title must have left you wandering about it but I couldn't think of a better name than that. The city I'm talking about is actually named Varanasi which is in India. This city will show you things which are wierd, unexpected and kind of unique. It's gonna grasp your attention into its beliefs and cultures and leave your jaws dropped for people beleiving in it. The most common parts of the city is Ghats which are in a no. of 83 or 84 but few are main ones. There this one Ghat named Manikarnika and that particular ghat is cursed as belived and dead bodies are burned over there for continues 24 hours as seen. People from all over the world following Sanatan Dharma believes that if you die in Varanasi and later when your body is burned and your ashes are poured into the Ganga river, you find MOKSH which means SALVATION. The city is very peaceful and all you can smell is positivity and trust me I've never felt like that before. It's believed that if you take a bath in the Ganga river which is considered the holiest river in India, it will absorb the negativity from within you. The people over there are very sweet and helpful but careful of scam. It's also famous for its beautiful attire/ sarees which is marketed globally named banarasi sarees.