HinduGhat
Assi Ghatअस्सी घाट
The southernmost ghat, where the Assi stream once met the Ganga. Every dawn the Subah-e-Banaras aarti, yoga and classical music greet the sun. Tulsidas is said to have lived and written nearby.
Tips
- Boats from Assi to Dashashwamedh at sunrise pass most of the main ghats in about an hour.
- The lanes behind the ghat have the city's most relaxed cafés.
How to reach
- 4.7 km from Varanasi Junction (Cantt) station in a straight line
- 23.5 km from Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in a straight line
- 2.4 km from Godowlia crossing, where cars stop for the old city in a straight line
Straight-line distances; by road through the lanes it is further.
Sources: Subah-e-Banaras · Wikipedia — Assi Ghat
