Assi Ghat

Assi Ghat
Morning aarti at Assi Ghat
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
Location
StateUttar Pradesh
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates25°17′19.132″N 83°0′24.342″E / 25.28864778°N 83.00676167°E / 25.28864778; 83.00676167

Assi Ghat during Dev Dipawali.
Assi Ghat

Assi Ghat is the southernmost ghat in Varanasi.[1] To most visitors to Varanasi, it is known for being a place where long-term foreign students, researchers, and tourists live.[2] The ghat hosts Subah-e-Banaras, a cultural and spiritual event, in the mornings.[3]

Tourism

Drone shot of Assi Ghat in 2022

The Assi Ghat is the southernmost ghat in Varanasi. It is one of the biggest ghats in Varanasi.[4] The Assi and Ganges rivers converge at Assi Ghat.[5] To most visitors in Varanasi, it is known for being a place where long-term foreign students, researchers, and tourists live. Assi Ghat is one of the ghats often visited for recreation and during festivals. Most of the people visiting the ghat on usual days are students from the nearby Banaras Hindu University. The ghat accommodates about 22,500 people.[6] During iconic Dev Deepawali festival, more than 600,000 tourists visit the ghat.

Old people in group chat in the evening at Assi Ghat

Hindus believe that it was at Assi Ghat that Tulsidas left for his heavenly abode.

After the 2010 Varanasi bombing the city commissioned extra police to the Assi Ghat neighborhood in order to more quickly resolve problems which tourists might have.[7]

Subah-e-Banaras

Subah-e-Banaras, an early morning session before dawn (sunrise) started on 2014 by Minister of State, Uttar Pradesh Government. A committee has been constituted to glorify and propagate the celestial moments of Subah-e-Banaras for spiritual development. People from all walks of life joined hands together to perpetuate the early hour's effort to feel within existence of Almighty and grandeur of Nature.[8] It is daily session which last for 2 hours and is free of cost.[9]

Activities

  1. Morning Vedic enchanting and Nature’s welcome.[10]
  2. Vedic Yagya.
  3. Tribute to five elements of life, Pancha Tattva.
  4. Music – Morning Raga, Classical/Semi classical by expert artists.
  5. Yoga classes - To shape perfectly physically as well metaphysically.

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References

  1. ^ Piers Moore Ede (26 February 2015). Kaleidoscope City: A Year in Varanasi. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 6–. ISBN 978-1-4088-3542-5.
  2. ^ a b "In the new world". Indian Express. 11 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Subah-e-Banaras a hit as Assi ghat gets a makeover". The Hindu. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Assi Ghat | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. ^ DK Eyewitness Travel Guide India. Penguin. 17 October 2017. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-4654-7253-3.
  6. ^ John McKim Malville and Rana P. B. Singh. "Time and the Ganga River at Asi Ghat, Pilgrimage and Ritual Landscape" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  7. ^ "New measures to perk up vigil in city". The Times of India. The Times Group. 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Subah-e-Banaras". SubaheBanaras. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Subah-e-Banaras". Optima Travels. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Vedic Recitations at Assi Ghat, Varanasi (Subah-e-Banaras): the Paper of Natalia Korneeva (video)". iocs.hse.ru. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Daily Schedule of Subah-e-Baranas". SuabaheBaranas. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Sunny Deol to play a pandit in Mohalla Assi". NDTV Movies. Archived from the original on 12 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
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