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A trip to the holy city of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/LED-bulbs-to-replace-over-36000-conventional-streetlights-in-Varanasi/articleshow/47601053.cms">Varanasi</a>, considered the spiritual capital of India is sacred for <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=hindus">Hindus</a> for a variety of reasons. Pilgrims pour in from all corners of the country to take a dip in the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=ganga">Ganges</a> and wash off their sins or to perform the last rites of their loved ones. 
 However, there’s another reason a few thousand devotees throng <keyword id="6357203" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Varanasi">Varanasi</keyword>. It is to enroll themselves in ‘<keyword id="3045732" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Mukti-Bhavan">Mukti Bhavan</keyword>’ or Salvation House and attain <keyword id="12853" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Moksha">moksha</keyword>, which will free them from the cycle of life and <keyword id="6355784" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="death">death</keyword>. 
 
In order to attain this salvation, they wait to die in this charity-run hostel. 
 
 
 
The 12-r​oom hostel which exists specially for people who wish to die, also boasts of a temple and an additional quarter for its priests. However, not every guest has all the time in the world. 
 
All they have is two weeks. To die. Or they’re asked to move on to make way for others. 
 
In some situations, a guest’s stay can be extended if the 61-year old hostel manager Bhariavi Nath Shukla thinks that the person is about to die. He also claims to be able to predict when someone will die. 
 
Once checked in, guests are bereft of their names. Their new identity becomes a number. 
 
As of 2014, over 14,000 people had made use of the services of this hostel to breathe their last. 
 
The story of every person in each of the rooms of the hostel is as starkly different from each other, as it is similar. While covering this intriguing story last year, Danish Siddiqui met an assortment of people from diverse backgrounds, all united in their desire to attain moksha at Mukti Bhavan. 
 
The hostel got its guest number 14,578 in the form of Munna Kuvar, a 105 year old widow who had traveled in a jeep for five hours to get to the hostel. Her husband had died at the exact same place, and Kuvar had decided it was her time to replicate that. 
 
 
 
Another room housed 82-year old Kishore Pandey from a small village in Eastern India. He was flanked by three of his daughters who have decided to perform his last rites, defying the old old norm of sons being the ones entrusted with performing a father's last rites. 
 
Image credit: Indiatimes, Danish Siddiqui

This Varanasi hostel lets people check-in to die

While on one hand <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> star <keyword id="2823" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Akshay-Kumar">Akshay Kumar</keyword> was not even nominated for the role in the movie <keyword id="433624" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rustom">Rustom</keyword> in Filmfare Awards this year, he has managed to grab the most prestigious film award for the same. 
 
The actor was announced the winner of the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as Captain Rustom Pawri in the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/Rustom-release-Akshay-Kumars-Rustom-is-inspired-by-this-real-life-story-and-it-is-a-must-read/articleshow/53663632.cms">semi-autobiographical movie</a>, based on the story of Naval Officer K. M. Nanavati. 
 
Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/akshay-kumar-to-play-pad-man-a-movie-on-how-an-indian-manmade-sanitary-napkins-for-village-women/articleshow/56390033.cms">Akshay Kumar to play Pad Man: A movie on how an Indian man made sanitary napkins for village women</a> 
 
Sonam Kapoor's critically acclaimed 'Neerja,' based on the life and death of braveheart airhostess <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/movies/Sonam-Kapoor-To-Play-Neerja-Bhanot-In-Biopic/articleshow/46766082.cms">Neerja Bhanot</a> was honoured with the Best Film Award. 
These are the 64th National Film Awards, and the jury was headed by director Priyadarshan. 
 
The awards were held at the National Media Centre, where Ajay Devgn's 'Shivaay' also won the award for Best Special Effects. 
 
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Here is the complete list of winners: 
 
Best Actor (male): Akshay Kumar ('Rustom') 
 
Best Actor (female): Surabhi Lakshmi ('Minnaminungu') 
 
Best Director: Rajesh Mapuskar ('Ventilator') 
 
Best Supporting Actress - Zaira Wasim ('<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/latest/aamir-khans-dangal-is-the-highest-grossing-hindi-film-of-all-time-beating-pk-sultan-and-bajrangi-bhaijan/articleshow/56405877.cms">Dangal</a>') 
 
Best Hindi Film: 'Neerja' 
 
Special Mention: Kadwi Hawa, Mukti Bhavan, Adil Hussain for 'Mukti Bhavan' and Sonam Kapoor for 'Neerja' 
 
Best Visual Effects: 'Shivaay' 
 
Best Film on Social Issue: 'Pink' 
 
Best Children Film: 'Dhanak' (Hindi) 
 
Best Supporting Actress: Zaira Wasim ('Dangal') 
 
Best Tamil Film: 'Joker' 
 
Best Malayalam Film: 'Maheshinte Prathikaaram' 
 
Best Kannada Film: 'Reservation' 
 
Best Lyrics: Dharma Durai (Endha Pakkam) 
 
Best Child Artist: Kunju Devam, Ardish Praveen, and Shaj Pathak 
 
Best Action Director: Puli Murugan 
 
Jury Award: Mohanlal 
 
Best Female Playback Singer: Iman Chakraborty 
 
Best Male Playback Singer: Sunder Iyer 
 
Best Screenplay (original): Syam Pushkaran ('Maheshinte Prathikaram') 
 
Best Screenplay (adapted): Sanjay Krishnaji patel (Dashakriya) 
 
Best Editing: Rameshwar ('Ventilator') 
 
Sound designer: Jayadevan (Kaadu Pookunna Neram) 
 
Best production design: 24 
 
Best Costume Designer: Sachin 
 
Best Environmental film including agriculture: 'The Tiger Who Crossed The Line'. 
 
Best Make-up Artist: MK Ramakrishna 
 
Best Music Direction: Babu Padmanabha 
 
Best Non-Feature film: 'Fireflies in the Abyss' 
 
Best Short Fiction: 'Aaba' 
 
Best Educational Film: 'The Waterfall' 
 
Best Book On Cinema: Lata Surgatha 
 
Best Biographical/Historical reconstruction: 'Zikr Uss Parivash Ka' 
 
Most Film Friendly State: Uttar Pradesh 
 
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