Kedar Guest House

Lokesh Pandey 13 months ago

Very spacious rooms and clean. The owners are very amicable and helping. Do opt for this guest house for a budget friendly Varanasi trip. Easy to access local ghats and temples from here.

Ashika Karanth 12 months ago

The rooms are clean and spacious. The couple's hospitality is commendable. The location is a 5min walk from Assi ghat, and the room price is very reasonable.

Mridul Mishra 12 months ago

This ghat that used to lie at the confluence of the Ganges with the dry river Asi marks the traditional southern boundary of the city. Asisangameshwar Temple at the ghat finds mention in the Kashi Khand of Skandmahapuran. This ghat is very popular because it is one of the very few ghats that is linked with the city through a wide street. It is also the major ghat that is closest to Banaras Hindu University. Assi ghat's name is derived from the river Assi. Two lingas are worshipped at this site. Assi Ghat is described, in some of the Puranas, as the place where the goddess Durga defeated two asuras, Shumba and Nishumba. Assi ghat is also the place where Tulsidas completed the Ramcharitmanas.[5] Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a water ATM here on 17th September 2015 on the occasion of the PM's birthday.[6]

Dashashwamedh GhatEdit

Main article: Dashashwamedh Ghat



Ganges Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi

Dashashwamedh Ghat is located close to the Vishwanath Temple and is the most popular ghat.[7] According to legend, Brahma performed ten Ashwamedha sacrifices here.[5] Every evening an aarti is performed at this ghat in dedication to Shiva, the goddess Ganga, Surya, Agni, as well as the whole universe.[5]

Manikarnika GhatEdit

Main article: Manikarnika Ghat

The Manikarnika Ghat is one of the cremation sites.[5] There are two legends which are associated with the Manikarnika Ghat.[8] According to one, Vishnu used his Chakra to dig a pit and filled it with his perspiration while performing various penances. While watching Vishnu, one of Shiva's earrings or manikarnika fell into the pit. According to the second legend, Parvati hid her earrings at this site to keep Shiva from traveling around the world. She told him that she had lost the earrings on the banks of the Ganges. In this legend, whenever a body gets cremated at the Manikarnika Ghat, Shiva asks the soul whether it has seen the earrings.[5]

Raj GhatEdit

Situated near to Kashi railway station, this is one of the famous ghats of Varanasi. This is next to the Raj Ghat bridge. Famous Ravidas temple is located on this ghat. It is also famous for Pind Daan and asthi-visarjan. Famous priests of Kashi are based here. The ghats can easily be accessed through any kind of vehicles and parking facilities are also available here. This ghat is also friendly for disabled people who can not walk through narrow lanes of Kashi. They can easily reach here by car or bike.