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The Grand Aarti

Dashashwamedh Ghat

Ganga AartiSunrise BoatMost Sacred
Best SeasonOctober – March
Ganga Aarti6:45 PM, every evening
Famed ForThe grand evening prayer
AccessBy boat & riverfront steps
The Story

Dashashwamedh Ghat - The Grand Aarti

No stretch of the Ganges gathers light, sound and devotion quite like Dashashwamedh.

Believed to be the ghat where Lord Brahma performed the Dasa-Ashwamedha sacrifice, this is the beating heart of Kashi's riverfront. By day it hums with pilgrims, priests and flower-sellers; by dusk it becomes a stage for the most elaborate Ganga Aarti in all of India.
“As the lamps rise, the river itself seems to hold its breath.”
Seven young priests move in perfect unison, raising tiered brass lamps to the rhythm of conch and bell while the river mirrors a thousand flames. Seen from a slow boat just offshore, it is among the most cinematic spectacles a traveller can witness in India.
What to Experience

Moments to Seek Out

The rituals, sights and quiet corners that make this ghat unforgettable.

The Evening Aarti

Front-row, from a private boat as the priests raise their lamps to the Ganges.

Sunrise Row

Glide past the waking ghats at first light, oars dipping into liquid gold.

Old City Walk

Thread the silk lanes to the Kashi Vishwanath temple just behind the ghat.

In Pictures

A Closer Look

Dashashwamedh Ghat
Dashashwamedh Ghat
Dashashwamedh Ghat
Dashashwamedh Ghat
Dashashwamedh Ghat
Your Journey Awaits

Sail the Sacred Ghats

Let a Cholan river specialist compose a private varanasi sailing - the ghats, the aarti and the dawn, entirely on your own time.

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