Which city is associated with cremated bodies lying on the banks of a river?
Hyderabad
Kanpur
Varanasi
Luxor
Hindus believe that bathing in the Ganges remits sins and that dying in Varanasi ensures release of a person's soul from the cycle of its transmigrations. Those who are lucky enough to die in Varanasi, are cremated on the banks of the Ganges, and are granted instant salvation. Thus, many Hindus arrive here for dying.
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