This sight is located in Varanasi, India. For travel information about Varanasi, read the Varanasi Travel Guide. To prepare for a trip to India, read also the India Travel Guide. Looking for budget accommodation there? Use AsiaExplorers Budget Accommodation Guide, the no-frills website to cover your budget accommodation needs.
Ghats are steps descending to a river. These are used by people for bathing, laundry, and other activities. In Varanasi, there are hundred of ghats. Of these I was able to explore only a small fraction of them.
The most important ghat is Varanasi is Dashaswamedh Ghat. These is where the daily morning and evening pujas are conducted, to the ringing of bells, burning of incense and chanting. The guesthouse that I stayed in was a short walking distance from Dashaswamedh Ghat, and so this is often my starting point in walking either to the north or south of this ghat.
Much of the daily life of Varanasi revolves along the Ganges River, on any of these many ghats. The Ganges is such that Varanasi is located on its western bank. From here, we can look across the river to the east bank which is almost devoid of any form of development. The east bank is characterised by a sandy shore where boats are parked and there. In contrast, the western bank is crammed with buildings that reach almost to the river edge, with narrow alleys called galis snaking their way into the city.
On this page are thumbnail images of the many sights I explored in Varanasi. Click on the thumbnails to access the page with more details.
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If you're planning a trip to Varanasi, the Varanasi Budget Accommodation Guide provides a regularly updated list of budget accommodation in the city, showing you an estimated price for each place. As a visitor to Varanasi, it would be best to choose accommodation close to the Ganges River, which is the focus of activity throughout the day. If you prefer to say at a hotel, view list of Varanasi Hotels.
Ghats of Varanasi Let me take you on an online journey to explore the ghats along the Ganges in Varanasi. Just click the thumbnails to view details of each ghat.
Ahilyabai Ghat
Babua Pandey Ghat
Bundi Parkota Ghat
Chousaiti Ghat
Darbhanga Ghat
Dashaswamedh Ghat
This is the main ghat in Varanasi, so I start and end my trips from here.
Digpatiya Ghat
Ganesh Ghat
Kshameshwar Ghat
Lali Ghat
Lalita Ghat
Manikarnika Ghat
This is where cremations are conducted
Man Mandir Ghat
Prayag Ghat
Raja Ghat
Ranamahal Ghat
Scindia Ghat
Vijaya Nagaram Ghat
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