Articles on “ghats”
Pilgrim stories, travel guides, and spiritual insights about ghats.
Assi Ghat: The Gentle Gateway to Kashi — Subah-e-Banaras, the Sacred Confluence, and a Pilgrim's Honest Guide
Assi Ghat is where the Assi stream once met the Ganga, where Tulsidas spent his last days, and where the Subah-e-Banaras aarti greets the sun each dawn. Our complete pilgrim's guide — timings, the snan tradition, and why families and elderly yatris often love it most.
Dashashwamedh Ghat: Brahma's Ten Horses, the Great Aarti, and How to Know Kashi's Most Famous Ghat
The complete pilgrim's guide to Dashashwamedh Ghat — the legend of Brahma's ten-horse yajna, the ghat's two personalities from dawn to aarti, how the Ganga Aarti actually works, the boat vantage, and staying alert in the crowd.
The Ghats of Varanasi: A Pilgrim's Guide to the Great Arc from Assi to Raj Ghat
Some eighty-four ghats form the stone crescent of Kashi. Here are the ones every pilgrim should know — Assi, Dashashwamedh, Manikarnika approached with dignity, Panchganga and more — with the morning and evening character of each, and when to walk versus when to take the boat.
Dev Deepawali in Varanasi — When a Million Diyas Light Up the Ghats
Everything about Dev Deepawali — the festival of gods celebrated in Varanasi 15 days after Diwali, when every ghat glows with a million earthen lamps.