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Varanasi Ghats

Can you imagine a place out of the world? Yes ... in India, Varanasi is called a place out of the world. It is one of the most sacred and ancient Hindu pilgrimage centre in India
This place is symbolized by ghats. A stretch of near about 3 km long on the bank of holy river Ganges lie near about 81 ghats in Varanasi. These historical ghats are the prime attractions of the holy city. Devotees all over the world come to pay homage to the holy ghats of Varanasi and to scrub their sins away. There are many ghats and each and every ghat has separate story. The history of Varanasi takes us back about 3500 years.
The ghats of Varanasi has special significance. There is a believe that a dip in to the holy water of Ghat bring salvation and cleanses all past sins. There is another popular belief that immersion of the ashes of the dead in the holy water of Ganges on the ghat of Varanasi grant their soul eternal peace. Thousand and thousands of people come here to perform several rites. The ceremonial stairs of the ghats witness a variety of religious rituals held every day from morning till night. The popular ghats of Varanasi are discussed below-
Dasaswamedh Ghat : Dasaswamedh Ghat is considered as the main ghat. Legends tell that this is the place where Lord Brahma sacrificed 10 horse to allow Lord Shiva to to return from a period of banishment. It is believed that Brahma created the ghat to welcome Shiva. It is one of the oldest ghat here. There is another special attraction of the ghat is the evening aarti. Seven to eight people do the aarti with illuminated lamps while chanting mantras, which gives a spectacular sight. Number of boats are arranged along the river to savour the true flavour of Aarti and ghat.

Assi Ghat- It is the most southern most and favourite ghat of the tourists. This beautiful ghat is located on the confluence of the Ganga and Assi. It is a beautiful place and the place encouraged many artists and poets to evoke their imagination. There is a huge lingam in the ghat to offer prayers.

Manikarnika Ghat – It is another oldest and significant ghats of Varanasi. Manikarnika Ghat is the main cremation ghat here. It is believed that to be burned here provides instant nirvana- free from the cycle of rebirth. There is another amazing believe that the fire of the ghat has not stopped since its creation. In the manikarnika ghat there is a well known as Manikarnika Kund and believed to had been dug by Lord Vishnu at the time of creation of earth.

Harishchandra Ghat – It is another cremation ghat since the age of mythological king Harishchandra. It is the ghat where Harishchandra worked at the cremation ground.

Man Mandir Ghat – Maharaja of Jaipur built the Man Mandir Ghat. There is a observatory in the ghat equipped with ornate window castings. It is known for it beautiful design and work. The stone balcony facing the ghat is awesome.
Tulsi Ghat is another famous ghat, where the famous epic 'Ramacharitmanas' was written by Tulsi das. Other important ghats are Lalita ghat, Kedar Ghat, Pande Ghat, Shivala Ghat and Chausathi Ghat.

The sec read place Varanasi is always crowded with tourists and pilgrims. And the ghats here are the symbol of human belief and rituals since the age of creation.

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