Varanasi瓦拉纳西，印度教的圣地

1989

Varanasi, the holy city of India,  is known for its fine-quality silks, 'paan' and Benares Hindu University and Avimukta of the ancient days, Varanasi is the most popular pilgrimage point for the Hindus. One of the seven holiest cities, Varanasi city is also one the Shakti Peethas and one of the twelve Jyotir Linga sites in India. In Hinduism it is believed that those who die and are cremated here get an instant gateway to liberation from the cycle of births and re-births.
Considered as the abode of Lord Shiva, Varanasi is situated on the banks of River Ganges, which is believed to have the power of washing away all of one's sins. As pundits here will tell you, whatever is sacrificed and chanted here or given in charity reaps its fruits thousand times more than those good deeds performed at other places because of the power of that place. It is believed that three nights of fasting in Varanasi city can reap you rewards of many thousands of lifetimes of asceticism.

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Morpheus

Varanasi is the oldest city of the world. Varanasi is more than 3000 years old and is famous as the city of temples. In Varanasi, there are temples at every few paces. Looking at the number of temples in Varanasi, it is hard to believe that a large number of them were demolished during the medieval times. Jyotirlinga Visvanatha Temple or Golden Temple, rebuilt in 1776, is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Jnana Vapi well (meaning 'Well of Wisdom) is believed to have been dug by Lord Shiva himself. It is believed that the majestic Alamgir mosque has replaced one of the most ancient shrines known as the temple of Bindu Madhava. The thirty-three hundred million shrines fill one with awe and wonder with sheer numbers.

邱柏霖

Varanasi, located in Uttar Pradesh, India, is the oldest city in India. It is said that it was built by the great god Shiva in charge of life and death in Hinduism. Hindus believe that Shiva often patrols the Ganges River here. Anyone who dies and cremates here can escape the pain of reincarnation and directly ascend to heaven. Therefore, thousands of believers arrive in Varanasi from all directions every day. Fortune tellers on both sides of the road are always checking your fate, and you have to watch out for thieves and various swindlers. The scenes in Ganges are also not easy. There are not only believers praying in the river, but also buffaloes bathing, incense sticks for sacrifice, and a grand crematorium beside the river. The unburned corpses were thrown into the river, and various kinds of dirt appeared and disappeared in the river. From a common sense point of view, Ganges is hardly sanitary, but this does not affect Ganges' position in the minds of Hindus, on the contrary, it strengthens their faith. Looking at the curl of smoke burning corpses nearby, I thought that I would also turn into such an invisible thing, which inevitably left a sigh of disillusionment in life. This makes them more devout. They hope to wash away their worldly sins and let their souls enter the cycle of life safely.