Dashashwamedh Ghat
Ghat in Varanasi, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dashashwamedh Ghat is a main ghat in Varanasi located on the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh. It is located close to Vishwanath Temple. There are two Hindu legends associated with the ghat: according to one, Brahma created it to welcome Shiva, and in another, Brahma performed 10 Ashwamegha Yajna, Dasa-Ashwamedha yajna.
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Dashashwamedh Ghat | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Varanasi, Kashi region |
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Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 25°18′25.808″N 83°0′37.211″E |
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The present ghat was built by Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao in the year 1748. A few decades later, Ahilyabahi Holkar, the Queen of Indore, rebuilt the ghat in the year 1774.[1]