Environment Impact of Cremation Activities in Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

As a human being, born to death is natural phenomenon of life. Hindu people have believed - life and death is a concept of Samsara (local word) means creation in English word. This samsara concept is to rebirth of the dead body. So, creation activity is a fundamental process of burning the dead body and it's a common practice by believes of Hinduism. Manikarnika Ghat is one the place being a practice of creation along the Ganga River in Vanarasi, Uttar Pradesh. This Ghat is being polluted into the air and surface water. With these words, paper is carried out the researches that focus on the level of water and air pollution at Manikarnika Ghat. The following are the objectives- (i) to study the pollution level in water body and air due to cremation activities and (ii) to study field investigation and observation the current practice of cremation activities. Research hypothesis is negative impact of creation activities at Manikarnika Ghat and releasing unwanted gases into water body and air. Research methodology was adopted based on secondary and primary data.