Dashashwamedh Ghat

Dashashwamedh Ghat
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictVaranasi, Kashi region
Location
CountryIndia
Shown within Varanasi district
Dashashwamedh Ghat (Uttar Pradesh)
Dashashwamedh Ghat (India)
Geographic coordinates25°18′25.808″N 83°0′37.211″E / 25.30716889°N 83.01033639°E / 25.30716889; 83.01033639

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.

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.

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