There are quite a number of smaller, less active ghats as you go up the river from the Assi Ghat towards the Kedar Ghat. The main highlights include the Tulsi Ghat, named after one of India’s greatest vernacular poets, the fortress-like Chait Singh Ghat, which was the site of a skirmish with the British, and the Harischandra Ghat, the city’s second – and reportedly oldest – cremation ghat. Continue reading Assi Ghat to Kedar Ghat →

One of the most important bathing spots in Varanasi, the Assi Ghat lies on the confluence of the Ganga and Assi rivers and by tradition marks the southern boundary of the city. Continue reading Varanasi Assi Ghat →