Passport to Heaven

Varanasi......to die here is to receive an instant passport to heaven and be released from the cycle of reincarnation.

There are more than 100 ghats (steps leading to the river) in Varansi.

It is the holiest of the 7 sacred cities of Hinduism.

Sihiva is said to have poured the river Ganga down from the Himalyas & Buddha gave his first sermon just outside the city.