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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 of the ghats in Varanasi were rebuilt in the 18th century under the maratha patronage.
Benares: Temple on Ganges in state of collapse, India, ca. 1906 Tinted lantern slide showing part of a Hindu temple which is collapsed, and falls onto a ghat (a set of steps leading to holy water). The temple is in the city of Benares (now known as Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh), the most sacred city in India.
Varanasi temples along the River Ganges in 1922. Varanasi is an ancient city in India famous for housing many Hindu temples. The city's ancient holiness makes it a sacred geography in Hinduism. The city's temples were erected at different times throughout the history of Varanasi by various kings, saints, monasteries, guilds and communities.
Varanasi is located at an elevation of 80.71 metres (264.8 ft) [77] in the centre of the Ganges valley of North India, in the Eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, along the left crescent-shaped bank of the Ganges, averaging between 15 metres (50 ft) and 21 metres (70 ft) above the river. [78]
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]
Varanasi cantonment is a census town in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [1] [4] The census town does not have a gram panchayat. [4] Varanasi Cantonment Census town is about 2 kilometers West of Varanasi railway station, 324 kilometers South-East of Lucknow and 12 kilometers North of Banaras Hindu ...
Ramnagar Fort and its museum are the repository of the history of the kings of Benares and since the 18th century has been the home of Kashi Naresh. [2] Even today the Kashi Naresh is deeply revered by the people of Benares. [2] He is the religious head and the people of Benares consider him the incarnation of Shiva. [2]
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