Varanasi Trip Overview
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Duration: 8 to 12 hours
Starts: Varanasi, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Movie & TV Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Filming Indo is a Film Production House, fixer and line producer based in Varanasi, India. Our Mission is to deliver effectual & captivating world class films with an underlined intention to lend a hand to Independent Filmmakers & New Talent. We can be your trustworthy partner while filming in India.
Filming Indo is well-known name in the field of Production Management Services company providing production coordination support to both national and international feature films, Documentaries, TV programs, TVCM & series, Still shoots, events, project research, location scouting and Music Video projects shooting across India.
With our huge network of creative & hardworking team across India, we are confident to support you for script development, equipment rentals, Location permission & scouting, Casting management, drone hire, technical crew, Transport and accommodation, catering, Filming Permission from Embassy & Journalist Visa and other needs on your request.
Stop At: Dashashwamegh ghat, Uttar Pradesh 221001, India
Dashashwamedh ghat is one of the oldest, most spectacular and important ghat, located at the bank of the river Gange near to the old Vishwanath Temple in the Kashi. The literal meaning of the Dashashwamedh is the Ghat (river front) of the ten sacrificed horses (dash means 10, ashwa means horse, medh means sacrifice).
This ghat is famous for the Agni Pooja which is held here daily in the evening by a group of the priest who are dedicated to the Lord Shiva, River Ganges, Surya, Agni as well as the whole universe. Tourists can see the excellent and colorful riverfront view. A group of sadhus can be seen performing religious activities at this ghat.
It is great to see the real attraction of this ghat in the evening when Gange aarti is held here. This ghat has become the religious spot for the devotees and pilgrims for years and tourists as well. Historically, it is considered as the most favorite and main ghat among the Hindu devotees. Near to the Dashashwamedh ghat, there are various religious temples as well as tourists’ destinations.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Manikarnika Ghat, Ghasi Tola Road, Varanasi 221001 India
Manikarnika Ghat, the main burning ghat, is the most auspicious place for a Hindu to be cremated. Dead bodies are handled by outcasts known as doms, and are carried through the alleyways of the old town to the holy Ganges on a bamboo stretcher, swathed in cloth. The corpse is doused in the Ganges prior to cremation.
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Morning Heritage Walk of Varanasi with Manikarnika Ghat
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Varanasi Morning Boat Tour With Ganga Ghat Ceremonies
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Ghats & Villages of Varanasi
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Huge piles of firewood are stacked along the top of the ghat; every log is carefully weighed on giant scales so that the price of cremation can be calculated. Each type of wood has its own price, sandalwood being the most expensive. There is an art to using just enough wood to completely incinerate a corpse. You can watch cremations but always show reverence by behaving respectfully. Photography is strictly prohibited. You’re almost guaranteed to be led by a priest, or more likely a guide, to the upper floor of a nearby building from where you can watch cremations taking place, and then asked for a donation (in dollars) towards the cost of wood. If you don’t want to make a donation, don’t follow them.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Manikarnika Ghat, Ghasi Tola Road, Varanasi 221001 India
MANIKARNIKA WELL.
Above the steps of Manikarnika Ghat, there is a tank known as the Manikarnika Well. Parvati is said to have dropped her earring here and Shiva dug the tank to recover it, filling the depression with his sweat. The Charanpaduka, a slab of stone between the well and the ghat, bears footprints made by Vishnu. Privileged VIPs are cremated at the Charanpaduka, which also has a temple dedicated to Ganesh.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kashi Labh Mukti Bhawan, Geeta Mandir Road, Near, Girja Ghar Rd, Misir Pokhra, Sidhgiribagh, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221001, India
Kashi Labh Mukti Bhavan is one of the many ‘death hotels’ of Varanasi. More than 55 years old, Mukti Bhavan provides accommodation to those who wish to breathe their last in Varanasi.
Hindu scriptures greatly propagate the importance of karma (the sum of a person’s actions in one or more lifetimes and its effect on their current and future existence). Hindus believe that the one who dies in Varanasi attains moksha, or salvation. Dying in Varanasi is believed to help the soul break out of the endless cycle of birth and death.
Though these beliefs are highly debatable, every year, hordes of believers flock to this holy city, hoping to attain redemption in death here. Most of these are old, retired people who are expecting death and wish to embrace it in the holy land of Kashi (Varanasi).
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Batuk Bhairav Mandir, Varanasi India
Kaal Bhairav Mandir is one of the oldest Shiva temples in Varanasi, India. Situated in Bharonath, Vishweshwarganj (Varanasi), this temple has great historical and cultural importance in Hinduism; especially amongst the locals. The temple is dedicated to Bhairava (Kaal Bhairav), a fierce form of Shiva and wears a garland of skulls and carries a club of peacock feathers.
The word “Kaal” means both “death” and “fate”. It is believed that even death is afraid of Kaal Bhairav.
Housed in the inner sanctum of the temple is a silver faced idol of Kal Bhairav who is seated on his vahana (vehicle), a dog and is holding a trident. Only the face of the icon decorated (with garlands) is visible to the visitors through the doorway. Rest of the icon is covered with a piece of cloth. On the rear door of the temple, there is an icon of Kshetrapal Bhairav, another aspect of Bhairava.
Kaal Bhairav is believed to be the Kotwal (Chief police officer) of Creation; everyone who wants to exist in Creation(even if Gods) needs to take his permission to exist. He is also believed to be the Kotwal of “Sati pind” and without his permission, no one can touch the “Sati pind”. Kaal Bhairav protects the devotees from all the problems.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Assi Ghat, Sdkfjl, Varanasi 221005 India
According to the ancient history, it is said that the Goddess Durga (consort of the Lord Shiva) had thrown her sword in the river (called Assi River) after killing the demon Shumbha-Nishumbha. That’s why the place has been named as Assi Ghat as it is located at the union of the River Ganga and Assi River.
Assi ghat is the everyone’s preferred ghat located in the south of the Varanasi. It is the place where one can spend hours very easily without any disturbance. It is the amazing and most natural place where students from foreign country, researchers and travelers are used to live here.
Assi ghat is place of huge crowd during any Hindu festivals where devotees come to take holy bath in the Gange water to get rid of from their all the past sin. It is also considered that before any Pooja, bathing in the Gange water prepare the one for doing Pooja. It makes the mind, soul and body clean and peaceful and fills with the spiritual thoughts. It makes the mind to concentrate very easily during Pooja without any harassment.
Duration: 4 minutes
Stop At: Nepali Temple (Kathwala Temple), Lalita Ghat,, Varanasi India
The king of Nepal built the Nepali Temple or the Kathwala Temple on the Lalita Ghat in Varanasi. Flashing a typically Nepali style of architecture, it is also sometimes addressed as the ‘Mini Khajuraho.’ Displaying exquisite woodwork, the temple is an example of fine Nepali craftsmanship.
Surrounding the temple are many trees like tamarind and peepal. Adorned by pagoda style architecture, the temple offers a glimpse of exquisitely carved out of wooden sculptures.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Harishchandra Ghat, Bangali Tola Road Near Manasarovar Ghat, Varanasi 221001 India
Harishchandra Ghat is also one of the oldest ghats in Varanasi. It is highly revered by both locals and visitors and just like Manikarnika Ghat, it is believed that being cremated here leads a person to attain salvation.
Duration: 1 hour
