Place · sacred bathing ghat · India
Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi
Also known as Dashashwamedh
The Dashashwamedh Ghat on the Ganga at Varanasi, named for Brahma's legendary dashashwamedha (ten-horse) sacrifice to welcome Shiva here. The ghat is the central and most-visited of Varanasi's 88 ghats, running 100 metres along the river just below the Kashi Vishwanath temple complex. The nightly Ganga Aarti ceremony (five priests performing simultaneous fire-and-lamp offerings for 45 minutes) draws over 10,000 nightly viewers. The ghat's current form dates to the 1748 Peshwa Bajirao I reconstruction after Mughal-era damage. The adjacent 1710 Maharaja of Jaipur's palace (Jaigarh) and the Vishwanath Lane entrance to the Vishwanath temple together form the central Varanasi pilgrim ensemble.
- Function
- Sacred site & pilgrimage
- Patron dynasty
- Peshwa Maratha
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 25.307, 83.011
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- Site withinKāshī / Vārānasī / Banāras
The Dashashwamedh Ghat sits within Varanasi (Kashi) just below the Kashi Vishwanath temple complex, running 100 metres along the Ganga. The ghat is the central and most-visited of Varanasi's 88 ghats and the venue of the nightly Ganga Aarti ceremony that draws over 10,000 nightly viewers to the Varanasi sacred-riverfront ensemble.
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