Subah-E-Banaras

The eternal beauty of 'subah-e-banaras'.Varanasi is famous for it's sunrise by the Ganges .There is a perfect horizon , bordered with water .The ancient ghats in the opposite side of the sunrise is a perfect backdrop.The earthy colors of the ghats complement very well with the water , the sun and everything that follows a sunrise.A golden sheen covering everything in sight.A perfect way to welcome a new day in your life.The waters turn to molten gold and it's just ethereal.The ghats are ancient , and most of the buildings are ancient too.Some of them are painted brightly and that looks surprisingly good with the rustic sandstone ghats.

Babua Pandey Ghat

Babua Pandey Ghat built in memory and honor of the famous wrestler Babua Pandey in 1805. Very calm ghat, only dhobies and boats are to be seen here.

Lali Ghat

In c. 1778 this ghat was built pucca by Raja of Banaras. At the upper side there are temple of Lambodara Cintamani and Jyestha Vinaykas, Kiratesvara, Jayanta Siva Lingam and Maha Laksmi. The vicinity is dominated by washermen.

Vijayanagaram Ghat

Built by the Maharaja of Vijayanagar in the South is named after Shiva, who dwells in the middle of the spacious temple.This ghat is shrine popular with Bengalis and south Indians. A little below is the Gauri (Parvati) kund whose waters have healing properties.

Narad Ghat

The old name of this Ghat is Kuvai Ghat. This was constructed by Dattatreya Swami, a monastery chief, in 1788. The four important idols atop Narad ghat are Naradeshvara, Atrishvara, Vasukishvara and Dattatreyeshvara.

Harishchandra Ghat

Harish Chandra Ghat is one of the oldest Ghats of Varanasi. Harish Chandra Ghat is name after a mythological King Harish Chandra, who once worked at the cremation ground here for the perseverance of truth and charity. It is believed that the Gods rewarded him for his resolve, charity and truthfulness and restored his lost throne and his dead son to him. Harish Chandra Ghat is one of the two cremation Ghats (the other being Manikarnika Ghat) and is some times referred as Adi Manikarnika (the original creation ground). Hindus from distant places bring the dead bodies of their near and dear ones to the Harish Chandra Ghat for cremation. In Hindu mythology it is believed that if a person is cremated at the Harish Chandra Ghat, that person gets salvation or "moksha". The Harish Chandra Ghat was somewhat modernized in late 1980's, when an electric crematorium was opened here.