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Varanasi is a universal heritage city and not just for urban Indian or foreign tourists. [1] Its architectural heritage is the frame of a natural Sun Temple, that rises on the banks of Ganges in the form of an amphitheater, where the Ghats form the platforms, the water the altar and the sun is the epiphany of God.
Ahilya Ghat by the Ganges, Varanasi Chet Singh Ghat in Varanasi Kedar Ghat in Varanasi. Ghats in Varanasi are riverfront steps leading to the banks of the Ganges river. The city has 84 ghats. Most of the ghats are bathing and puja ceremonial ghats, while two ghats, Manikarnika and Harishchandra, are used exclusively as cremation sites. [1] Most ...
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Ganga Mahal Ghat (Hindi: गंगा महल घाट) is one of the main ghats on the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. Constructed in 1830 CE by the Narayan dynasty, the ghat is north of Assi Ghat and was originally constructed as an extension to Assi Ghat. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Ahilya Ghat by the Ganges, Varanasi, named after Ahilya Bai Holkar, (ruled 1767-1795) also known as the Philosopher Queen, the a Holkar dynasty Queen of the Malwa kingdom, India. Date: 30 March 2009, 20:49:41: Source: originally posted to Flickr as Ganges and Ghats - Varanasi: Author: Ken Wieland: Permission (Reusing this file)
English: Tulsidas Home view from the Ganga River near Hanuman Ghat, Varanasi where Ramacharitra Manas and Hanuman Chalisa were Written. A small temple with Tulsidas Padukas also exists at this site. A small temple with Tulsidas Padukas also exists at this site.
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It is not enough that the Varanasi Development Authority declared it a "heritage zone" [7] ; nor that the UP Government had issued an order (no. 320/9-A-3-2000-127 of February 5, 2000, and 840/9-A-3-2001 of April 11, 2001) prohibiting new constructions within 200 meters from the Ganges river front: because these were not implemented! And there ...