Top 5 Ghats to Visit in Varanasi

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Top 5 Ghats to Visit in Varanasi

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Introduction

• Varanasi, the name comes from the two rivers
  Varuna and Asi which merge in the Ganges on
  the North and South borders of the city. Varuna
  river is named after the God of Water and is a
  major tributary to Ganga. There are 87 ghats at
  Varanasi which are steps leading to the banks of
  the Ganga. Some of these ghats are privately
  owned and some are named after mythologies.
  Heres a list of top 5 ghats to visit in
  Varanasi.

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1. Dasaswamedh Ghat
The biggest ghat of Varanasi, Dashashwamedh Ghat
is famous for its grand Ganga Aarti. It is also
near Vishwanath Temple and get more tourist
visits. According to mythology, it was created by
Lord Brahma to welcome Lord Shiva.
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2. Assi Ghat
Assi Ghat, the name comes from being the 80th
ghat of Varanasi. Its quite famous for being a
place to stay for long-term foreign students and
tourists. There are lot of cafes and restaurants
near the place. Assi Ghat also hosts Ganga aarti
similar to Dasaswamedh Ghat and is less crowded.
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3. Darabhanga Ghat
This Ghat was named Munshi Ghat after the finance
minister in the estate of Nagpur who also built
it. Later it was changed to Darabhanga by the
Brahmin King who bought this ghat and developed
the palatial building with beautiful porches and
Greek Pillars. The building is now owned by
Clarks Hotel Groups, who named it to Brajrama
Palace and later demolished some parts of it.
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4. Harishcharndra Ghat
One of the oldest ghats, named after King Harish
Chandra from the mythologies. This Ghat is used
as a crematorium. King Harish Chandra was also
said to have worked at crematorium. It is said
that if a person dies in Varanasi and is cremated
at this ghat and the other ghat used for
creamation which is Manikarnika Ghat, they get
salvation and are released from the cycle of
reincarnation.
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5. Scindia
There is a partially submerged Shiva temple lying
near the borders of this Ghat. The temple was
submerged due to the result of excessive weight
of the ghats construction, about 150 years ago.
There are several shrines located within the
tight maze of alleys of Siddhi kshetra above the
Scindia Ghat. According to mythology, Agni, the
Hindu God of Fire, was born here.
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