Ghats of Varanasi

There are nearly 100 ghats in the Varanasi city. The famous and oldest ghats of all these are the Dashashwamegha, Manikarnika and Harishchandra Ghat. Some of the ghats are made there by Hindu rulers such as Ahilya Bai Holkar of Malwa region, Peshwa’s of Gwalior, Man Singh of Amber, Jai Singh of Jaipur etc. Some of the famous personlities of Benaras have named the ghats on their own name. Munshi Ghat is after Hindi poet the Munshi Premchand, Tulsi ghat is after Hindu poet the Tulsidas who has written Ramcharitmanas. Many ghats are associated with the legends in Varanasi like the former Kashi Naresh owns Shivala or Kali ghat.



Following are the List of all the ghats:

  1. Adi Keshava Ghat
  2. Ahilya Ghat
  3. Ahilyabai Ghat
  4. Assi Ghat
  5. Badri Nayarana Ghat
  6. Bajirao Ghat
  7. Bauli /Umaraogiri / Amroha Ghat
  8. Bhadaini Ghat
  9. Bhonsale Ghat
  10. Brahma Ghat
  11. Bundi Parakota Ghat
  12. Chaowki Ghat
  13. Chausatthi Ghat
  14. Cheta Singh Ghat
  15. Dandi Ghat
  16. Darabhanga Ghat
  17. Dashashwamedh Ghat
  18. Digpatia Ghat
  19. Durga Ghat
  20. Gaay Ghat
  21. Ganga Mahal Ghat (I)
  22. Ganga Mahal Ghat (II)
  23. Genesha Ghat
  24. Gola Ghat
  25. Gularia Ghat
  26. Hanuman Ghat
  27. Hanumanagardhi Ghat
  28. Harish Chandra Ghat
  29. Jain Ghat
  30. Jalasayi Ghat
  31. Janaki Ghat
  32. Jatara Ghat
  33. Karnataka State Ghat
  34. Kedar Ghat
  35. Khirkia Ghat
  36. Khori Ghat
  37. Lala Ghat
  38. Lali Ghat
  39. Lalita Ghat
  40. Mahanirvani Ghat
  41. Mana Mandira Ghat
  42. Manasarovara Ghat
  43. Mangala Gauri Ghat
  44. Manikarnika Ghat
  45. Mata Anandamai Ghat
  46. Meer Ghat
  47. Mehta Ghat
  48. Munshi Ghat
  49. Nandesavara Ghat
  50. Narada Ghat
  51. Naya Ghat
  52. Naya Ghat
  53. Nepali Ghat
  54. Niranjani Ghat
  55. Nishad Ghat
  56. Old Hanumanana Ghat
  57. Pancaganga Ghat
  58. Panchkota
  59. Pandey Ghat
  60. Phuta Ghat
  61. Prabhu Ghat
  62. Prahalada Ghat
  63. Prayaga Ghat
  64. Raj Ghat built by Peshwa Amrutrao
  65. Raja Ghat / Lord Duffrin bridge / Malaviya Bridge
  66. Raja Gwalior Ghat
  67. Rajendra Prasad Ghat
  68. Ram Ghat
  69. Rana Mahala Ghat
  70. Rewan Ghat
  71. Sakka Ghat
  72. Sankatha Ghat
  73. Sarvesvara Ghat
  74. Scindia Ghat
  75. Shitala Ghat
  76. Shivala Ghat
  77. Sitala Ghat
  78. Somesvara Ghat
  79. Telianala Ghat
  80. Trilochana Ghat
  81. Tripura Bhairavi Ghat
  82. Tulsi Ghat
  83. Vaccharaja Ghat
  84. Venimadhava Ghat
  85. Vijayanagaram Ghat
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