{"id":9947,"date":"2026-05-23T14:41:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=9947"},"modified":"2026-05-23T14:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:11:53","slug":"top-10-ghats-in-varanasi","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/web-stories\/top-10-ghats-in-varanasi\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Ghats in Varanasi: The Ultimate Travel Guide for Your India Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Roboto%3Awght%40700\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/><link 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768w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Varanasi-Ghats-238x300.jpg 238w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Varanasi-Ghats-150x189.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 64vh, 141vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:12.13592%;top:0;width:76.69903%;height:5.50162%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#000\" 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One city that will change the way you see life. Here&#8217;s your complete guide.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"d8b56973-a363-42fa-a19d-dcadb4abd7b4\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#c5bdb9\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-c370f661-efc3-4991-b6b8-a69f85edb675\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:136.97917%;height:100%;left:-18.48958%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/What-Is-a-Ghat.jpg\" alt=\"What Is a Ghat?\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/What-Is-a-Ghat.jpg 789w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/What-Is-a-Ghat-768x997.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/What-Is-a-Ghat-231x300.jpg 231w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/What-Is-a-Ghat-150x195.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 62vh, 137vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:0;width:76.69903%;height:5.50162%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#000\" id=\"el-ac0349dd-5721-45d4-ae76-e0fefedf4a6f\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.09790348101265801% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">What Is a Ghat?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:5.50162%;width:76.21359%;height:13.59223%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% \/ 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8)\" id=\"el-1090bb23-4591-474b-9c34-3157720ebc6a\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0716560509554139% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:1.2738853503184715% 2.547770700636943%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">A ghat is a staircase leading down to a sacred river. In Varanasi, 88 ghats line the Ganga for 6.5 km, each with its own story, ritual, and soul.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"0d476c56-0fda-4378-90b9-326289dfc39b\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#312422\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-f254197d-e1f0-42c8-8e18-034a95efdbc9\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:118.47222%;height:100%;left:-9.23611%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dashashwamedh-Ghat.jpg\" alt=\"Dashashwamedh Ghat\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dashashwamedh-Ghat.jpg 853w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dashashwamedh-Ghat-768x1152.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dashashwamedh-Ghat-682x1024.jpg 682w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dashashwamedh-Ghat-200x300.jpg 200w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dashashwamedh-Ghat-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 53vh, 119vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:0;width:76.69903%;height:5.50162%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#000\" id=\"el-a986244d-7b4a-4af4-8233-2f5801abd684\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.09790348101265801% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Dashashwamedh Ghat<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:5.50162%;width:76.21359%;height:13.59223%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% \/ 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8)\" id=\"el-7696addb-ddd1-4c53-a86a-35c9428e3bf7\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0716560509554139% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:1.2738853503184715% 2.547770700636943%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Varanasi&#8217;s most famous ghat. Every evening, priests swing fire lamps over the Ganga in the hypnotic Ganga Aarti. Arrive 45 minutes early for a spot.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"693aefd6-eaf0-4fe8-abc0-62ed14ce0916\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#544138\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-e9eac7a6-bcea-4319-a143-3b7322fedb63\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:133.33334%;height:100%;left:-16.66667%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Manikarnika-Ghat-1.jpg\" alt=\"Manikarnika Ghat\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Manikarnika-Ghat-1.jpg 960w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Manikarnika-Ghat-1-768x1024.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Manikarnika-Ghat-1-640x853.jpg 640w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Manikarnika-Ghat-1-225x300.jpg 225w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Manikarnika-Ghat-1-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 60vh, 134vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:0;width:76.69903%;height:5.50162%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#000\" id=\"el-73437808-a0fb-4b00-a5e8-3fc002e74131\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.09790348101265801% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Manikarnika Ghat<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:5.50162%;width:76.69903%;height:13.59223%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.79)\" id=\"el-ad88b9fe-fe34-4956-a3fc-804114b9600d\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07120253164556951% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Fires have burned here for centuries. Varanasi&#8217;s sacred cremation ghat runs 24 hours a day. Hindus believe dying here grants moksha, liberation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"329af81f-5332-4f3b-a687-6128913323b1\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#2a372a\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-89ea7fcd-42cf-40fc-bda8-06a1d400aa7a\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:133.33334%;height:100%;left:-16.66667%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Assi-Ghat-1.jpg\" alt=\"Assi Ghat\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Assi-Ghat-1.jpg 960w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Assi-Ghat-1-768x1024.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Assi-Ghat-1-640x853.jpg 640w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Assi-Ghat-1-225x300.jpg 225w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Assi-Ghat-1-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 60vh, 134vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:0;width:76.69903%;height:5.50162%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#000\" id=\"el-abfbe667-9e13-4561-8376-cc813292dcae\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.09790348101265801% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Assi Ghat<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:5.50162%;width:76.21359%;height:13.59223%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% \/ 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.79)\" id=\"el-5f4ee87a-e0ca-4f37-9037-b18da38dc92b\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0716560509554139% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:1.2738853503184715% 2.547770700636943%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">The traveller&#8217;s ghat. Sunrise yoga, morning pujas, riverside cafes. The iconic Varanasi sunrise boat ride starts here. A perfect first-day base.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"4a38f2f7-eb93-45e1-8ee1-839c1f6e4663\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#4a443d\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-11ad5aaf-aa39-47f6-80b4-f2d2e3a64036\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:151.21528%;height:100%;left:-25.60764%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Scindia-Ghat-1.jpg\" alt=\"Scindia Ghat\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Scindia-Ghat-1.jpg 871w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Scindia-Ghat-1-768x903.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Scindia-Ghat-1-255x300.jpg 255w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Scindia-Ghat-1-150x176.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 68vh, 152vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:0;width:76.69903%;height:5.50162%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#000\" id=\"el-7ee815dc-0069-4fff-8f09-95ca03d1d5ab\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.09790348101265801% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Scindia Ghat<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:5.50162%;width:76.69903%;height:13.59223%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8)\" id=\"el-32f74026-9b8f-4851-9c77-4333f4b36f2c\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07120253164556951% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">A Shiva temple sank into the Ganga under its own weight and still stands tilted at the river&#8217;s edge. One of Varanasi&#8217;s most photographed scenes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"17ab7e9c-dca7-4c4a-aad6-771f7363cd9e\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#9b9085\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-1e6f2495-02d4-43b6-a01a-1737edf80d9d\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.01953%;left:0%;top:-0.00976%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Harishchandra-Ghat-1.jpg\" alt=\"Harishchandra Ghat\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Harishchandra-Ghat-1.jpg 960w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Harishchandra-Ghat-1-864x1536.jpg 864w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Harishchandra-Ghat-1-768x1366.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Harishchandra-Ghat-1-576x1024.jpg 576w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Harishchandra-Ghat-1-169x300.jpg 169w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Harishchandra-Ghat-1-150x267.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 45vh, 100vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:0;width:76.69903%;height:5.50162%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#000\" id=\"el-10ca31d0-5b15-4077-a88a-b98dd002adba\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.09790348101265801% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Harishchandra Ghat<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:5.50162%;width:76.69903%;height:16.82848%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 1.9230769230769231% 1.9230769230769231% 1.9230769230769231% 1.9230769230769231%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8)\" id=\"el-9b207e1c-eb5b-47e2-8807-4eda2284af61\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07120253164556951% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Named after a king who chose truth over his kingdom. Varanasi&#8217;s second cremation ghat carries the same sacred weight as Manikarnika, with fewer crowds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"d093a751-b96f-4265-99c7-ce42fc4a8c96\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#6c6656\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-d458aad9-5da9-4c47-bebf-826280e7d7bb\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:133.33334%;height:100%;left:-16.66667%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kedar-Ghat-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kedar Ghat\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kedar-Ghat-1.jpg 960w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kedar-Ghat-1-768x1024.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kedar-Ghat-1-640x853.jpg 640w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kedar-Ghat-1-225x300.jpg 225w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kedar-Ghat-1-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 60vh, 134vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:10.92233%;top:0;width:77.42718%;height:5.50162%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6269592476489028% 0.6269592476489028% 0.6269592476489028% 0.6269592476489028% \/ 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#000\" id=\"el-1d19a320-3753-4b16-907b-890aac21f301\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.09698275862068943% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.2539184952978055% 2.507836990595611%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Kedar Ghat<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:10.92233%;top:5.50162%;width:77.42718%;height:13.59223%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6269592476489028% 0.6269592476489028% 0.6269592476489028% 0.6269592476489028% \/ 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.79)\" id=\"el-0acd21e1-05bb-4a10-a3ad-f3ffb70ff385\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07053291536050145% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:1.2539184952978055% 2.507836990595611%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Painted in bold red and white stripes, Kedar Ghat is a Shiva stronghold. South Indian pilgrims consider this their sacred corner of Varanasi.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"ff6e6cfc-7738-4fb0-a33a-ae2bf7e1b426\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#97866a\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-c94e3141-aff4-490f-b6b5-12ed7372d829\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:133.33334%;height:100%;left:-16.66667%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tulsi-Ghat-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsi Ghat\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tulsi-Ghat-1.jpg 960w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tulsi-Ghat-1-768x1024.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tulsi-Ghat-1-640x853.jpg 640w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tulsi-Ghat-1-225x300.jpg 225w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tulsi-Ghat-1-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 60vh, 134vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:0;width:76.69903%;height:5.50162%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#000\" id=\"el-056cbf73-9286-4ca3-a626-1df66f992d0b\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.09790348101265801% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Tulsi Ghat<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:5.50162%;width:76.21359%;height:13.59223%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% \/ 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.81)\" id=\"el-ee46cba5-656b-4ba9-9db2-9a5551fda7a7\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0716560509554139% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:1.2738853503184715% 2.547770700636943%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Poet-saint Tulsidas wrote the Hindi Ramayana here in the 16th century. Quiet, literary, and beautifully unhurried, a welcome break from the crowds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"8c7982bd-7708-45a2-946b-839805200d89\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#7d6642\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-0e63110d-2c1a-4530-881e-02c6a676b16a\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:136.97917%;height:100%;left:-18.48958%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Panchganga-Ghat-1.jpg\" alt=\"Panchganga Ghat\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Panchganga-Ghat-1.jpg 789w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Panchganga-Ghat-1-768x997.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Panchganga-Ghat-1-231x300.jpg 231w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Panchganga-Ghat-1-150x195.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 62vh, 137vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.8932%;top:0;width:76.21359%;height:5.50162%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% \/ 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#000\" id=\"el-141106d8-be53-4f6f-b77a-ef717ddb7a11\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.09852707006369404% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.2738853503184715% 2.547770700636943%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Panchganga Ghat<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:5.50162%;width:76.21359%;height:13.59223%;transform:rotate(360deg);opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% \/ 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.81)\" id=\"el-c7d1d0b1-2e33-4fbd-9006-f95669c93c19\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0716560509554139% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:1.2738853503184715% 2.547770700636943%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Five sacred rivers meet here or so the scriptures say. A grand Mughal mosque towers above. One of Varanasi&#8217;s most dramatic and overlooked ghats.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"4acaade3-b7f7-481b-a819-abf588953af6\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#8e837e\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-0d000fe3-d345-47bc-b92e-a5b79fa377ec\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:133.33334%;height:100%;left:-16.66667%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Man-Mandir-Ghat-1.jpg\" alt=\"Man Mandir Ghat\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Man-Mandir-Ghat-1.jpg 960w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Man-Mandir-Ghat-1-768x1024.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Man-Mandir-Ghat-1-640x853.jpg 640w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Man-Mandir-Ghat-1-225x300.jpg 225w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Man-Mandir-Ghat-1-150x200.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 60vh, 134vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:0;width:76.69903%;height:5.50162%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#000\" id=\"el-2d188cef-8d6f-44c7-a726-3f820c5cb678\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.09790348101265801% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Man Mandir Ghat<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:5.50162%;width:76.21359%;height:13.59223%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% 0.6369426751592357% \/ 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8)\" id=\"el-a0bfd96f-9ab6-4860-af57-8bd390b7082a\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.0716560509554139% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:1.2738853503184715% 2.547770700636943%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Maharaja Jai Singh II built an astronomical observatory here in the 1700s. Science and spirituality have always coexisted in Varanasi.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"6ebccba8-3575-409c-bc65-7e931e468fb3\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#312821\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-d9412022-68c1-4fbf-99b6-21ec8dc60278\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:136.97917%;height:100%;left:-18.48958%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raj-Ghat-varanasi-1.jpg\" alt=\"Raj Ghat\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raj-Ghat-varanasi-1.jpg 789w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raj-Ghat-varanasi-1-768x997.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raj-Ghat-varanasi-1-231x300.jpg 231w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Raj-Ghat-varanasi-1-150x195.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 62vh, 137vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:0;width:76.69903%;height:5.50162%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#000\" id=\"el-da68a0f2-2006-49a3-abc9-2e794571f4a3\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.09790348101265801% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">Raj Ghat<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:5.50162%;width:76.69903%;height:13.59223%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8)\" id=\"el-3d1009f8-264f-4e9a-9843-110b9dd5fafc\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07120253164556951% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">The northern gateway to Varanasi. Travellers have arrived here by boat for centuries. Archaeologists have found artefacts dating back to 800 BCE.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"407d04b3-e739-4671-b1ad-d1a4da39e810\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#b9a79c\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-4459f58a-e299-4efc-800a-514de733ab46\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:122.51735%;height:100%;left:-11.25868%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/When-Should-You-Go.jpg\" alt=\"When Should You Go?\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/When-Should-You-Go.jpg 960w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/When-Should-You-Go-768x1114.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/When-Should-You-Go-706x1024.jpg 706w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/When-Should-You-Go-207x300.jpg 207w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/When-Should-You-Go-150x218.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 55vh, 123vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:0;width:76.69903%;height:5.50162%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#000\" id=\"el-a33f761c-805c-4dad-876a-a01cbfcdde65\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.09790348101265801% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">When Should You Go?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.40777%;top:5.50162%;width:76.69903%;height:13.59223%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.79)\" id=\"el-ca34f49c-60cb-4efb-95ac-05f096527c2e\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07120253164556951% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">October to March is ideal. November&#8217;s Dev Deepawali is unmissable, over a million oil lamps light all 84 ghats on one full moon night.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"4212725f-a2ec-4738-b594-19dea20c17d1\"><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#9a8f8d\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-8a4eb8b3-2f59-4fd9-a1a5-d555f4b3ce92\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:118.02674%;height:100%;left:-9.01337%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Sunrise-Boat-Ride.jpg\" alt=\"The Sunrise Boat Ride\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Sunrise-Boat-Ride.jpg 960w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Sunrise-Boat-Ride-768x1157.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Sunrise-Boat-Ride-680x1024.jpg 680w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Sunrise-Boat-Ride-199x300.jpg 199w,https:\/\/www.ghumindiaghum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Sunrise-Boat-Ride-150x226.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 53vh, 118vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:0;width:76.69903%;height:5.50162%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647% 5.88235294117647%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:#000\" id=\"el-9fb0371d-b66f-4f2c-907b-465c3ccbf230\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.09790348101265801% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.355987em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">The Sunrise Boat Ride<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:5.50162%;width:76.69903%;height:13.59223%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381% 2.380952380952381%;background-clip:content-box;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.8)\" id=\"el-b6283dc3-4ec2-4fb4-91e5-d70750d46353\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.07120253164556951% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Helvetica&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:1.2658227848101267% 2.5316455696202533%;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff\">The single most iconic experience in Varanasi. Drift past all the ghats as the city wakes up. Departs 5:30 AM. 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