Nimtala Ghat is one of the oldest crematoria in Kolkata, and what better place to have been claimed as being haunted than one, where spirits are supposedly released from the body. Aghoris throng this ghat on the occasion of Kali Puja, wherein they eat the already burned corpses and smear the ash on themselves (a band like Gorgoroth or Cannibal Corpse could make an entire music video, showing them in the midst of human remains, eating off the dead). They are also said to invoke the goddess so that she possesses them. Nimtala Crematorium is located on Beadon Street, Kolkata, India. The crematorium is also historically known as Nimtala burning ghat, or simply Nimtala ghat.Located on the banks of Hoogly (Ganga) just like the Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi; it is considered to be one of the holiest burning ghats in the country where the soul is said to attain moksha, ie. breaking the cycle of birth and death. So people across the country comes here for the cremation of their loved ones. It is also one of the largest burning ghats in the country, being located in Kolkata.
Nimtala Ghat is the ‘ghat that never sleeps’. It is one of the oldest cremation grounds in Kolkata. it is believed that the Aghoris consume the leftover flesh of burning bodies along the ghat and use them for occult powers. Nimtala is also famous for the Baba Bhootnath Dham Temple, where the 300-year-old Bhasmarti ritual is performed. In this ritual, the ashes of a freshly-burnt body are offered to Lord Shiva. On the days that the crematorium has no bodies, it is said that a body miraculously washes up on the shore! This historic Hindu cremation ground in Kolkata has gathered many allegations of hauntings and supernatural occurrences over the years. Built in the early 1800s, quite a lot of Kolkatan Hindus have burnt their dead in this ground. Aghori sadhus, or ascetics who are known to engage in various post-mortem rituals that involve using ash and leftover burnt bones from cremations, are said to frequent Nimtala on certain nights.
