Manikarnika Ghat,
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Benares
The conquest of Death. This place considered to be the most sacred in Benares is said to be the point where Lord Shiva created the Universe. This is also where Hindus cremate the dead. To be consigned to flames here is believed to liberate one from the cycle of rebirth.
Here, Paramahamsa had a conscious
experience of death itself while in
meditation. After the profound
experience, he became aware that he
had conquered the greatest and all
pervading fear for every human being
on planet Earth - the fear of death.
This picture was taken during the Varanasi 2006 tour, when Paramahamsa visited with devotees the exact location in Manikarnika ghat on the banks of the sacred river Ganges. He is seen here seated at the very spot where the experience had happened to him.
First picture of Paramahamsa taken after He attained inner bliss. The fire in the eyes has gone; only supreme tranquility remains. Rajasekaran became Paramahamsa Nithyananda
