Lily Cole Instagram – kings with straw mats (& sometimes social media & style & speakers & snakes…. ssss) ~
sadhus (holy men) & devotees along the Ganges river
the last video shows the eternal fire that has been burning for 3500 years ~
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Varanasi ~ the Indian city that welcomes death ~ bodies wrapped in cloth burn along the river (red for women, white for men, multicoloured for over 100 year olds) ~ Hindus consider Varanasi to be an auspicious place to die ~ that if you die there, Shiva will whisper the name of Ram in your ear at the moment of death, bringing enlightenment ~
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“death is everybody’s business” osei kwame korankye
“we’ve come to this life for a short time, so always speak sweetly” shakur khan, india khan
“we worship flowers not money” bullet baba hari giri
“happy mind = happy family, family friends, happy life ~ happy ~ happy ~ happy” yogiraj gautam giri
“one who sees the way in the morning can gladly die in the evening” confucius | Posted on 18/Feb/2025 21:27:41
