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Memorial pavilion of Sri Guru Ravidas Park beside Ravidas Ghat at dusk, Varanasi
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Sant Ravidas Ghatसंत रविदास घाट

  • TimingsOpen riverfront; no posted hours (cruises at the operator's times)
  • EntryFree (cruises ticketed)
  • Time needed30 min–1 h; about 1.5 h with a cruise
  • Best timeMorning or late afternoon, timed to a cruise departure; Dev Deepawali evening

A broad modern ghat at Nagwa, about half a kilometre south of Assi near Lanka, named for the 15th-century saint Ravidas.

Visit at a glance

Timings and fees are not confirmed from an official source; check before you go.

Good to know

  • Cruise departures and fares change by season; confirm the boarding time with the operator and arrive early.
  • An auto from Lanka or Assi takes a few minutes; it is also an easy walk along the river from Assi.
  • Pair it with Shri Guru Ravidas Janmasthan at Seer Govardhanpur, a short auto ride south of BHU.
Read the full story

Announced in February 2008 and opened in 2009, it adjoins the large Sant Ravidas memorial park. Today it is the boarding point for the Alaknanda cruise and has the city's second floating CNG station for boats. It is not the saint's birthplace temple, which is about 3 km inland at Seer Govardhanpur.

Sources: Wikipedia — Sant Ravidas Ghat (coordinates; announced Feb 2008, inaugurated 2009) · OpenStreetMap — Ravidas Ghat (node 1550241774) · Energetica India — Union Minister Puri inaugurates Varanasi's second floating CNG station at Ravidas Ghat (27 Nov 2023) · Yatradham — Alaknanda Cruise Varanasi (pick-up point Ravidas Ghat, near Lanka)

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