Manikarnika Ghat is one of the oldest and most sacred ghats in Varanasi, deeply associated with the Hindu belief in liberation (moksha). It is primarily known as a cremation ghat where funeral pyres burn day and night, symbolizing the eternal cycle of life and death. According to mythology, Goddess Parvati’s earring (Manikarnika) fell here, making the site spiritually powerful. Visiting this ghat offers a profound insight into the city’s deep spiritual essence and the Hindu philosophy of life beyond death.