This is the most sacred geographic feature into which the remains of the last rites of the antyesti ritual are placed.
s geographic feature is the one most often accessed by religious devotees descending ghat stairs. This is the most sacred geographic feature into which the remains of the last rites of the antyesti ritual are placed. This geographic feature is often metaphorically referred to as mata, or "mother" referring to its centrality in culture. This thing's human personification is depicted clad in white and holding a lotus; as a (*) goddess, that representation of this thing had her descent broken by the rocks of Mount Kailash. Ash is often scattered into this body, causing some pollution for the thousands of people bathe in it during the Kumbh Mela pilgrimage. The city of Varanasi is found on the banks of Â– for 10 points Â– what river, most sacred to Hindus and longest in India?
s geographic feature is the one most often accessed by religious devotees descending ghat stairs.
Ganges River [or Ganga] 