Dashashwamedh Ghat
Varanasi
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- 5,172.4 km
- From Kolkata
- 697.6 km
- Journey
- 5,973.6 km
The landmark story
Dashashwamedh Ghat, the main ghat of Varanasi on the Ganges, is linked to two legends: that Brahma created it to welcome Shiva, or that Brahma performed ten Ashwamedha sacrifices here. The present ghat was built by Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao in 1748 and rebuilt by Ahilyabai Holkar in 1774.
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