Dashaswamedh Ghat (Varanasi)

India / Uttar Pradesh / Varanasi
 religion, bathing ghat
This is the most busiest and the ancient most referred ghat. According to the myth related to Divodasa, Lord Brahma (" the creator" in the Hind trinity gods) performed the ten-horses sacrifice (dasa-asvamedha) at this site. The historical sources infer that at this site the revivalist Hindu dynasty of the second century, the Bhara Siva Nagas had performed ten-horses sacrifice. The KKh (52.1-10:61.38) records many verses describing glory of this ghat. The temple of Sulatankesvara, Brahmesvara, Varahesvara, Abhaya Vinayaka, the Ganga ("goddess"), and Bandi Devi are closeby at the top of the ghat. These shrines are linked to several important pilgrimage journeys.
The southern part of the ghat was made pucca in 1740 by Bajirao Pesava-1, and late in c.1774 by Ahilyabai Holkar of lndore.

This is the most famous and Holy Ghat of Varanasi.This is an anciant ghat of Varanasi. The Rajendra Prasad Ghat, where many cultural events take place, is adjacent to the Dsaswamedh Ght.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghats_in_Varanasi
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Coordinates:   25°18'24"N   83°0'37"E

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  • Jai Ganaga maiya ji ki
  • Каждый вечер, изо дня в день, из года в год на Dasaswamedh Ghat проводится пуджа - религиозный обряд в индуизме, исполняемый для молитвы и выражения своего почтения верховным богам. Пуджа в Варанаси - http://bigpicture.ru/?p=75790 http://blogs.exploratorium.edu/tinkering/2009/02/01/night-puja-in-varanasi/ http://wn.com/Puja__Varanasi_India__Night_Ganga
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