Taj Mahal, Agra,

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Banks of Yanuma behind Taj Mahal, Agra

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Kid from village near TAJ MAHAL, Mehtabh Garden, Agra,

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Scindhia Ghat adjoins Manikarnika Ghat on the northern side. It's quite a picturesque place that has none of the grimness of its neighboring ghat. Of particular interest is the partially submerged Shiva Temple at the water's edge. It sunk during the construction of the ghat in 1830. The narrow maze of alleyways above the ghat hides a number of Varanasi's important temples. This area is called Sidha Kshetra and it attracts plenty of pilgrims.

Ghats of Varanasi
There are nearly 100 ghats in the Varanasi city. The famous and oldest ghats of all these are the Dashashwamegha, the Manikarnika and the Harishchandra Ghat. Some of the ghats are made there by Hindu rulers such as Ahilya Bai Holkar of Malwa region, Peshwa’s of Gwalior, Man Singh of Amber, Jai Singh of Jaipur etc. Some of the famous personlities of Benaras have named the ghats on their own name. Munshi Ghat is after Hindi poet the Munshi Premchand, Tulsi ghat is after Hindu poet the Tulsidas who has written Ramcharitmanas. Many ghats are associated with the legends in Varanasi like the former Kashi Naresh owns Shivala or Kali ghat.



Most of the ghats were made at the time of Maratha. Marathas, Holkars, Bhonsles, Shindes (Scindias), and Peshwes (Peshwas) has been as patrons of present-day Varanasi. Morning boat ride in the Varanasi is famous worldwide as a visitors attraction. If you are the next tourist in India, have a great memory by riding in a boat on the Ganges across the ghats.

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