Not everyone wants life after death. Most of the Indian People who belongs Hindu religion wants Moksha after life. It is the Hindu concept of liberation from the trials and tribulations of life. It is when you are release form birth rebirth cycle, give up all materialistic pleasures and become one with your self or the Atman. Moksha can be attained not only after death but one can attain moksha on death bed to when people feel statisfied with their life and gets ready to move on.
Many Indians do different things for their Moksha like, becoming a saint and leading a holy life or pilgrimage after retirement till death or a dip in the Ganges to wash off your sins is the most popular concept. Holy cities in India like Varanasi are filled with devotees asking priests or saints to liberate them and help then attain Moksha.
This is one and only house or hostel: named Mukti Bhavan – gives people just that. Liberation from their life and a promise of Moksha. In short People Checks in for peaceful death.Mukti Bhavan has 12 rooms with a small temple and priest and all facilities for the guests. There are a lot of old people who visit the hostel and stay here. The hostel manager Bhairav Nath Shukla has been in-charge and praying for the salvation of these dying souls for the past 44 years. He lives with his family in the same compound and his family members are used to people dying in their hostel.
It does sounds absurd, that Mukti Bhavan sees thousands of visitors every year. While there are more visitors in winters when more people die, the number of visitors decreases in summers. The quaint little house is popular for helping the ravaged and lost should attain their final liberation. The priests at the residence help perform rituals and rites that help the dying depart from the Earth in peace.
The house is not a place where people go to commit suicide or a place of mercy killing. Only people right on their death-bed are allowed to check in and stay till they die. They could be ailing due to a disease or they “feel they will die”, they can stay at the house. Hale and hearty people are not allowed to stay at Mukti Bhavan. People who are on their death-bed can check-in to Mukti Bhavan and stay there for 2 weeks. However, if the person does not die within 2 weeks, he/she has to leave Mukti Bhavan and give his/her room to someone else.
While it is mostly those who have no frieds or family who come here to die, Mukti Bhavan has seen it’s share of deaths. The concept is very similar to the olden days Kashi concept where Indians, after living the Grihastashrama and Vanaprasha would go to Kashi. When people said they are going to Kashi, it was assumed they would not return as they would spend the remainder of their lives there and die there in hopes of moksha.
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