The Story Of The Living City Of Gods: Banaras - Ms. Pooja Sodhi

Mark Twain once said, "Benaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together." Banaras which is called by different names such as Kashi and Varanasi is said to be a timeless city. It is also called Avimuktaka, the sacred space never to be forsaken by Shiva. It is believed to be the original ground created by Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Those who die here are guaranteed liberation from the repeated cycle of birth and death. Manikarnika which is the chief burning ghat on the Ganges bank in Banaras is never to be without a body burning on the pyre. It is said to be every Hindu’s duty to make sure Manikarnika never goes idle! Considered to be one the holiest Hindu cities, this town breathes divine bliss. And today on the Indian Podcast, we will be talking about the living history of Banaras which is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world with Ms. Pooja Sodhi, who is a seasoned marketing professional and a blogger. She has been studying Indian traditions and is a culture enthusiast and writes about them on her blog poojasodhi.com

You can listen to The Story Of The Living City Of Gods: Banaras - Ms. Pooja Sodhi online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

The Story Of The Living City Of Gods: Banaras - Ms. Pooja Sodhi is an episode from The Indian Podcast by The Indian Podcast.

This episode is 00:45:47 long.

This episode was published on Jan 21, 2022.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The Indian Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.