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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Steps leading down to a river; some are used for bathing and others for cremation.
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Paper 1
Revise: PilgrimageThe riverbank has ghats, steps leading down to the water. Bathing there connects devotion with the belief that the Ganges offers spiritual purification. Some ghats are used for cremation rather than bathing, making the city an important place for religious practices surrounding death.
Paper 3
Steps leading down to a river, used for activities such as bathing; some ghats are used for cremation.
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The riverbank has ghats: steps leading down to the water. Some are used for cremation, so the riverside is connected not only with worship and bathing but also with death and hopes for liberation. Pind daan, a ritual for deceased ancestors, is commonly performed at Varanasi.