Salvation House One hotel in India bestows death and freedom

Guesthouse manager Bhairav Nath Shukla has an unusual rule: if you do not die within two weeks of checking in, he will ask you politely to leave. Most guests, 30 to 70 each month, oblige.

Shukla is in charge of the small guesthouse Mukti Bhawan, 'Salvation House', in the ancient and holy city of Varanasi in India.


Varanasi attracts Hindu faithful from across India. Many of them come there to die.

Hindus believe that by dying in Varanasi and having their ashes scattered in the holy Ganges river, they will be freed from the constant cycles of death and rebirth.

For the families who bring dying relatives here from all over the country, Shukla is a hero who can help their loved ones attain salvation.

But predicting when death will come is an inexact science, which makes choosing to travel here a gamble.

Salvation House follows two families as they bring their dying relatives to India's holiest city for what they hope will be a final stopover on the road to attaining salvation.

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