HinduGhat
Kedar Ghatकेदार घाट
Red-and-white stripes climbing from the water mark the most South Indian corner of Kashi. The Gauri Kedareshwar temple above the steps is the presiding shrine of the Kedar Khand, the southern of the city's three sacred divisions, and its rough, self-manifested linga is honoured as Kashi's own Kedarnath. Tamil, Telugu and Bengali families have lived in these lanes for generations, and the steps fill early with bathers.
Tips
- Midway between Dashashwamedh and Assi; about fifteen minutes' walk south from Godowlia via Sonarpura.
- Khichdi is the traditional offering at Kedareshwar, recalling the legend of the linga's appearance.
How to reach
- 3.7 km from Varanasi Junction (Cantt) station in a straight line
- 22.6 km from Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport in a straight line
- 1.2 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: Wikipedia — Ghats in Varanasi · Wikipedia — Kashi Khanda (the three khands of Kashi) · OpenStreetMap — Kedar Ghat (coordinates)
