On one side there are burning pyre, and on the other side the nags dancing to the rhythm of music. This unique confluence of life and death was seen at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi. Here the townspeople offered dance to Baba Masannath in Mahashmanashan. This tradition is played every year on the seventh day of Chaitra Navratri, which is considered in the seventeenth century since the time of Raja Man Singh.
In the streets of Kashi, the townships, which are called infamous, come to the Manikarnika Ghat in the entire makeup and dance in the temple of Baba Masannath. She also prays for introspection and liberation of the next birth, giving cultural performances with a sense of reverence and self -purification.
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When Raja Man Singh built the Masanath temple in the seventeenth century, he expressed his desire to organize music on the crematorium, but due to the severity of the ghat and the burning pyres, no one was ready to perform there. In such a situation, the townships came forward and they presented on the ghat and laid the foundation of the tradition. Since then, every year the city has been offering dance to Baba Masannath.
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Temple administrator selection, explains that it is not only a cultural tradition, but also a spiritual dedication. This is the opportunity for these women to atone for their mistakes and wish for salvation.
This event is surprised to the people, but after looking deeply, the esoteric philosophy of life is hidden in it. On the one hand, where the pyre is burning, on the other hand the townships are dancing with their full dedication. Manikarnika Ghat becomes a witness to this balance of life and death.
Organizing head Pappu says that the townships come here without any invitation. They have only one purpose- to improve the next birth by coming to the court of Baba Masanath. She wants the next life not to pass in this infamous profession.
Tourists from all over the country are also surprised to see this event. Upendra, a tourist from Bihar, said that at first the scene was strange, but when the tradition and feeling behind it came to know, it felt that this is Kashi, where death is also celebrated. This dance of the townships is a reverence, there is a call that in the next life they get respect and true life in the society.