Anybody who dies in the city of Kashi is blessed with Mukthi, no re-birth. Hindus cremate and disperse the ashes in Ganges. We could see people cremating their kith and kin on Manikarnika and Harishchandra Ghats and their ashes being dissolved in Ganges. I was eagerly looking around to see what was happening during my boat ride.



We moved back to the shore as the crimson red sun came down. We spent the rest of the evening watching the aarthi performed by the pandas (priests) at the Prayag Ghat, a feast for eyes. The warmth of the aarthi compensated for the cool breeze on the ghat.