VARANASI: RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COSTS

Abstract

The purpose of this academic article is to present the economic opportunity cost of Varanasi's religious beliefs, i.e. "Varanasi" is the capital of Hinduism. It is more than 4,000 years old and is the center of sacred religious rituals such as worshiping the Goddess Ganga, cremation, bathing to wash away sins, etc. It is the city that produces the largest amount of religious waste in the world. It is believed that the west bank of the Ganges River is heaven and the east bank of the Ganges River is hell. The east bank of the Ganges River is an area that is not beneficial and loses economic opportunities. There are no residents. There are no operators. There are no buildings. There is no investment and no income. with deeply rooted religious beliefs The heaven side was crowded with people. The environment has deteriorated, etc. The Hell side is therefore an empty area. It's just an empty beach. For performing religious ceremonies only.