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pilgrimage- a trip to a holy place to pray
reincarnation- to be born again
cremation- the act of burning a body after death
Why is the man in the wheelchair in Varanasi?
What are some names for Varanasi?
What famous people have been to Varanasi?
What do Hindus believe about the Ganges?
What is a ghat?
What are some of the things people do on the ghats?
What is a product that is made in Varanasi?
What are some of the problems facing the Ganges?
Would you like to go to Varanasi? Why or why not.
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1/The man in wheelchair arrived in Varanasi to die.
2/Varanasi is also known as Banares or Kashi .
3/ Shiva, the destructive and re-create God, and his wife parvati have lived here and also the daughter or Gange Ma, Ganges.
4/They believe that if they die here and their ashes scattered into the river, they will go to heaven.
5/the ghat is one of the stairs, that descend into the western side of the Ganges river.
6/ -The devotees immerse themselves
- Tambourines jingle and taped Hindu prayers blast over loud speakers
- Toly men perform rituals in front of crowds of followers
7/the marigolds, which is used as prayer offerings, is the product in Varanasi.
8/The problem is the water in Varanasi registers a fecal coliform rate that is 3,000 times higher than deemed safe.
9/I’d like to go to Varanasi, because it is the oldest holy city with the Buddhism and the Hindus, there will be so many misteries to discover, and, if I lucky, I could see the way the people go to heaven ( very holy)
1.Why is the man in the wheelchair in Varanasi?Because he wanted to die by pushing his wheelchair out of the airport and into the hot sun.
2.What are some names for Varanasi?
Banares or Kashi.
3.What famous people have been to Varanasi?
Shiva and his wife Parvati.
4.What do Hindus believe about the Ganges?
They believed that if they die in Varanasi and their ashes are scattered into the river, the act will end their cycle of reincarnation and they will go to heaven.
5.What is a ghat?
Sets of stairs.
6.What are some of the things people do on the ghats?
Peole swim and bathe, wash their belongings and put them out to dry on the river's bank.
7.What is a product that is made in Varanasi?
8.What are some of the problems facing the Ganges?
Marigolds
A lot of people came and take bathe in the Ganges that is threatened everyday.
9.Would you like to go to Varanasi? Why or why not.
I like to go to Varanasi.Because this place is sacred and holy.It brings a secret that I 'm attracted.
1/Why is the man in the wheelchair in Varanasi?
-to die.
2/What are some names for Varanasi?
What famous people have been to Varanasi?
-Banares or Kashi.Shiva and his wife Pavati.
3/What do Hindus believe about the Ganges?
-Hindus beleive about the Ganges that if they die in Varanasi and their ashes are scattered into the river, the act will end their cycle of reincarnation and they will go to heaven.
4/What is a ghat?
-sets of stairs.
5/What are some of the things people do on the ghats?
-Local men and women swim and bathe. They wash their belongings and put them out to dry on the river's bank. At dawn, hundreds of devotees immerse themselves in the Ganges, and, with arms stretched to the sky and water slipping from their cupped hands, they cleanse away sin. At dusk, while bells ring, tambourines jingle and taped Hindu prayers blast over loud speakers, holy men perform rituals in front of crowds of followers and handfuls of Western tourists.
6/What is a product that is made in Varanasi?
- It has many shops of closets,
vendors hocking food and yards of Varanasi's signature silk, vendors hocking food and yards of Varanasi's signature silk,dusty cars, rickety cycle rickshaws and stubborn cows jostle for room, marigolds.
7/What are some of the problems facing the Ganges?
- Because Ganges has a lot ot of people come here to bathing every year so that thing make Ganges become dirty and can't be threatened by anything or anyone.
9/Would you like to go to Varanasi? Why or why not.
- I like travel very much, so I think travel to Varanasi is a good idea. It the best way help me open my knowledge more about Indian's culture
1/ Why is the man in the wheelchair in Varanasi?
- He knew that he would die, so he want to died on the Ganges River at Varanasi.
2/ What are some names for Varanasi?
- They are Banares and Kashi.
3/ What famous people have been to Varanasi?
- The famous people is Silva and his wife - Parvati.
4/ What do Hindus believe about the Ganges?
- Hindus think that Silva and his wife had built their house that begin the life for Hindus on the Ganges river shore, so they think Silva will bless for Vanarasi city. And they take a bath on the Ganges river because they think if they died in Ganges river's water, they could go to the heaven.
5/ What is a ghat?
- A sets of stairs was lied on plane.
- An area where Hindus can take a bath on Ganges river.
6/ What are some of the things people do on the ghats?
They washed their body on the ghat. Someone immerse themselves with their arms stretched to the sky and water slipping from their cupped hands. They think if they do that, they can clean their mind. After that, when the bells ring, tambourines jingle and taped Hindu prayers blast over loud speakers, holy men perform rituals in front of crowds of followers and handfuls of Western tourists.
7/ What is a product that is made in Varanasi?
That is marigold.
8/ What are some of the problems facing the Ganges?
- The quality of water become worse.
- The healthy of the population of Varanesi is decreased.
9/ Would you like to go to Varanasi? Why or why not.
I like to make a trip to the Varanesi. Because this has a great landscape, so I can take some great pictures. In addition, I can learn about Hindus special cultural for my knownlegde.
1.Why is the man in the wheelchair in Varanasi?
Because he want to die in Varanasi.
2.What are some names for Varanasi?
Some names are Banares & Kashi.
3.What famous people have been to Varanasi?
There are Buddha, Shiva, Parvati
4.What do Hindus believe about the Ganges?
They believe if they die in Varanasi, and their ashes are scattered into the river, they will go to heaven.
5.What is a ghat?
A ghat is set of stairs. That means a series of steps leading down to a body of water.
6.What are some of the things people do on the ghats?
They swim and bathe. Then they wash their belongings and put them out to dry on the river's bank.
7.What is a product that is made in Varanasi?
This is Varanasi silk.
8.What are some of the problems facing the Ganges?
The water in Varanasi registers a fecal coliform rate that is 3,000 times higher than deemed safe. That means Ganger River is pollution, but the goverment can't hinder pilgrims to go there.
9.Would you like to go to Varanasi? Why or why not?
Actually I want to go to Varanasi once and only once. India is big and mysterious country, and I want to discover about that. I think nowadays Ganger River is so pullute, and I just want to visit there to see Ganger River. Then I think I will visit other places in India.
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1)Why is the man in the wheelchair in Varanasi?
Because he offers a morning prayer along the Ganges River.
2)What are some names for Varanasi?
The others names for Varanasi are Banares or Kashi.
3)What famous people have been to Varanasi?
A famous people how have been to Varanasi is Gjk.
4)What do Hindus believe about the Ganges?
The Hindus believe the Ganges are spiritual waters, which was the first home since the beginning of the time of Shiva and his wife Parvati, who blessed the river, that if you died and their ashes are scattered into the Varanasi river they will go to the heaven.
5)What is a ghat?
Ghat is a sets of stairs.
6)What are some of the things people do on the ghats?
In the ghasts people wash their belongings and put them out to dry on the river’s bank, at the dawn women’s and men’s swim with the arms to the sky and bathe in the water slipping from their cupped hand to cleanse away sin. At dusk, holy men perform rituals in front of crowds of followers and handfuls of Western tourists.
7)What is a product that is made in Varanasi?
A product that is made in Varanasi is the marigolds, which is used for prayer offering, yards of Varanasi's signature silk, paint-chipped apartment buildings and cheap hostels a bright orange, human-sized Ganesh statue or an intricately-designed turquoise door.
8)What are some of the problems facing the Ganges?
Some problems of the water in Varanasi is that registers a fecal coliform rate that is 3,000 times higher than deemed safe.
9)Would you like to go to Varanasi? Why or why not.
Yes, I would like to go to Varanasi, because it’s interesting the people believed and it’s more interesting to seen that.
Why is the man in the wheelchair in Varanasi?
- Because he wanted to die in varanasi.
What are some names for Varanasi?
- banares and kashi.
What famous people have been to Varanasi?
- shiva,his wife parvati.
What do Hindus believe about the Ganges?
-They believe that if they die here and their ashes scattered into the river, they will go to heaven.
What is a ghat?
- A sets of stairs.
What are some of the things people do on the ghats?
-they swim and bathe. They wash their belongings and put them out to dry on the river's bank. At dawn, hundreds of devotees immerse themselves in the Ganges, and, with arms stretched to the sky and water slipping from their cupped hands, they cleanse away sin.
What is a product that is made in Varanasi?
-Marigolds, which is used for prayer offering, yards of Varanasi's signature silk, paint-chipped apartment buildings and cheap hostels a bright orange, human-sized Ganesh statue or an intricately-designed turquoise door.
What are some of the problems facing the Ganges?
-The water. Because there are manny people to take a bath in ganges, so the water is getting
pollute.
Would you like to go to Varanasi? Why or why not.
- I want to go there. Because there will be a lot of unique cluture and i would know about hindus more.
1)To pray and to die along the sacred Ganges River.
2)Banares or Kashi
3)Shiva and Parvati who is his wife.
4)Hindus believe that if they die in Varanasi and their ashes are scattered into the river, the act will end their cycle of reincarnation and they will go to heaven.
5)Ghat is one of the stairs into the western side of the Ganges river.
6)The activities range from the mundane to the religious like swimming ,bathing or praying.
7)Marigolds is.
8)The river is dirty than deemed safe, and it is getting worse.
9)I would not like go to there. Because it’s too far to go there from my country.
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