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The holy city in India where thousands go to die
Dying beside the banks of the Ganges guarantees they will be cremated there and their ashes scattered in the water along the river's steps or "ghats", which Hindus believe ensures liberation from the cycle of rebirth.
In this photograph taken on August 7, 2024, a resident uses a hand fan at Mumukshu Bhawan, a hospice for salvation seekers in Varanasi. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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Some stay only days, others wait decades, but the crowds of elderly Indian Hindu devotees are calm and confident that their one-way pilgrimage to death will deliver everlasting