ghat
Sacred water descent
A ghat is a series of steps leading down to a river, especially in India, where people bathe, wash clothes, or cremate the dead.
The ghats of Varanasi along the Ganges are among the most sacred sites in Hinduism: Pilgrims gathered at the ghat before dawn.
Ghat also refers to a mountain pass or range in South Asia, as in the Western and Eastern Ghats.
Sacred Hindu city, Ganges
- GangesIndia's holiest river
- KolkataEastern Indian metropolis
- BanarasSacred Indian pilgrimage city
- BrahmaputraTrans-Himalayan river system
Funeral burning heap
- cremationBurning the deceased
- ashesBurned matter's residue
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- funeralService honoring the dead
mourning · burning · ancestors · sandalwood · rituals · widow · death · liberation
Zealous admirer or follower
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- darshanViewing of the sacred
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
faith · yatra · blessing · offering · piety · congregation · festival · procession
Sequential actions in process
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- waterfrontLand beside navigable waters
riverbank · boat · ferry · boatman · quay · jetty · wharf · shoreline
Ritualized washing of body
- immersionState of being submerged
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
submersion · washing · sanctification · devotees · bathers
Varanasi
Sacred Hindu city, Ganges
pyre
Funeral burning heap
funeral · mourning · burning · ancestors · sandalwood · rituals · widow · death · liberation · moksha
devotee
Zealous admirer or follower
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- darshanViewing of the sacred
spirituality · faith · yatra · blessing · offering · piety · congregation · festival · procession · prayer
steps
Sequential actions in process
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- embankmentRaised earth structure
waterfront · riverbank · boat · ferry · boatman · quay · jetty · wharf · shoreline · gangway
ablution
Ritualized washing of body
- immersionState of being submerged
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
cleansing · submersion · washing · sanctification · devotees · bathers
pass
Move beyond or decline
ascent · hillside · slope · escarpment · cliff · winding · terrain · elevation · ridge · valley
steps
Sequential actions in process
- platformRaised flat structure
- terracePaved outdoor extension
- embankmentRaised earth structure
pavilion · balustrade · landing · stonework · colonnade · archway · plinth · courtyard · spire · shrine
Maritime cargo transfer point