20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Burning corpses on the Ganges River in Varanasi
Varanasi is the holiest place on the Ganges - the tirtha - the door through which the gods descend to earth, and people go straight to heaven. Hindus call such a place moksha-dhama and believe that liberation is bestowed by fire. In the photo, Schindiya Ghat, a place of burning corpses near the Ganges River
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 11.2022 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2022 |
| Photo Location: | Varanasi, India |
| Camera: | ILCE-7M3 |
| Copyright: | © Alena Ahmadullina |