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TAR 18 Ep 7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" Varanasi, India
raina:
--- Quote from: The Prophet on April 05, 2011, 12:44:48 PM ---Perhaps raina or someone else can read this sign:
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The sign is in Urdu and not Hindi... I did take Arabic for a semester, but I can only identify a few letters here and can't really make out what exactly it saying. The last two letters are "ka" and small "ha" It probably does mean that it's in the Muslim area of Varanasi? That's where all the textile stuff is made. If I knew what some of the options were I think I could probably make out what it was saying. I'll try harder in a bit!
I think the shot of Mallory in the river is facing Manikarnika ghat?
georgiapeach:
--- Quote ---Manikarnika Ghat is the main cremation Ghat of Varanasi. Manikarnika Ghat is one of the oldest and most sacred Ghats in Benaras. According to the Hindu mythology, being burned here provides an instant gateway to liberation from the cycle of births and rebirths. Lying at the center of the five tirthas, Manikarnika Ghat symbolizes both creation and destruction. At Manikarnika Ghat, the mortal remains are consigned to flames with the prayers that the souls rest in eternal peace. There is a sacred well at the Manikarnika Ghat, called the Manikarnika Kund. Manikarnika Kund is said to be dug by Lord Vishnu at the time of creation while the hot ashes of the burnt bodies makes one remember the inevitable destruction of everything in the world.
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Chateau d If:
Peach, is this your funeral pyre?
raina:
That also looks like Manikarnika Ghat (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Manikarnika_ghat.jpg)?
jiajia12:
anyone have a promo link outside US? :<3
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