Dashashwamedh Ghat
The busiest ghat, and the stage for the nightly Ganga Aarti, with fire, bells and chanting at dusk.
- Open
- Open all hours; the aarti starts around sunset
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1–2 hours
- Best Time
- Sunset
- Address
- Dashashwamedh Ghat, Godowlia, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221001Directions
- Getting There
- Walk from Godowlia crossing; cars can't go farther.
Why Go
Young priests in matching robes perform the Ganga Aarti here each evening, swinging great brass lamps in time to bells and chants. Crowds fill the steps, and many people watch from boats.
Come early for a place on the steps.
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