Ghats of VaranasiGhats of Varanasiवाराणसी के घाट

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Dashashwamedh Ghat

दशाश्वमेध घाट

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Best time:Evening Aarti begins at sunset (about 18:00 in winter, 19:00 in summer); arrive 45 minutes early

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Assi Ghat

अस्सी घाट

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Best time:Sunrise, for Subah-e-Banaras (starts about 45 minutes before dawn)

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Manikarnika Ghat

मणिकर्णिका घाट

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Best time:Seen from a passing boat; there is no 'best' hour, and photography is not appropriate

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Namo Ghat

नमो घाट

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Best time:Sunset, or Dev Deepawali evening

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Panchganga Ghat

पंचगंगा घाट

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Best time:Early morning, when the steps are quiet; Kartik month evenings for the lamp-towers

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Chet Singh Ghat

चेत सिंह घाट

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Best time:Late afternoon, when low light warms the fort walls; walk on to Assi for sunset

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Tulsi Ghat

तुलसी घाट

HinduBhaktiGhat

Best time:Kartik (October–November) for Nag Nathaiya; early mornings the rest of the year, when the akhada wrestlers train

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Scindia Ghat

सिंधिया घाट

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Best time:Dawn from a boat; winter, when low water shows more of the leaning temple

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Lalita Ghat

ललिता घाट

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Best time:Early morning, for the temple woodwork in soft light and before the corridor crowds

Best time:Seen from a boat in early morning light; the steps are not a place to linger or photograph

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Kedar Ghat

केदार घाट

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Best time:Early morning (about 5:30–8 am) for the bathing and rituals; Shravan Mondays and Mahashivratri are the ghat's great days

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Man Mandir Ghat

मान मंदिर घाट

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Best time:Morning, when the observatory is open (Archaeological Survey of India ticket, daylight hours)

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Darbhanga Ghat

दरभंगा घाट

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Best time:Golden hour, when the columns glow; dawn for empty steps and still water