The Manikarnika Ghat story (https://www.triphippies.com/manikarnika-ghat/) goes back to Hindu mythology when goddess Parvati's earring (mani) fell here while she and Lord Shiva were bathing nearby. Lord Shiva then dug a sacred well on that very spot. That's how the ghat got its name. It's one of those stories that gives the whole place such a deep, spiritual weight!