In Sacred Varanasi, India

VARANASI, INDIA - JANUARY 29, 2018: Hindu men and women sitting in small rows attend a religious ceremony for their dead parents performed by a priest by the Ganga (Ganges) River banks on January 29, 2018 in Varanasi, India. Vijayanagaram Ghat was named after the erstwhile Vijayanagaram princely state of South India. The Maharaja of Vijayanagaram provided the funds for the construction of this ghat in 1890. This is the only ghat that represents Andhra Pradesh. There are the temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and Nishpapeshvara.Varanasi is a major religious hub in India, it is the holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism Varanasi is a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh dating to the 11th century B.C. Regarded as the spiritual capital of India, the city draws Hindu pilgrims who bathe in the Ganges River"u2019s sacred waters and perform funeral rites. Along the city's winding streets are some 2,000 temples, including Kashi Vishwanath, the "u201cGolden Temple,"u201d dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. The city is known worldwide for its many ghats, embankments made in steps of stone slabs along the river bank where pilgrims perform ritual ablutions. (Photo by Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images)