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Ganga Mahal Ghat(II):This
is another ghat of the same name. This, in fact, is an old
part of the Yamesvara Ghat. King of Gwalior had built it in
early nineteenth century, and later on repaired and rebuilt
by Govinda Bali Kiratankara.
Bhonsala Ghat:In c. 1780
Maratha king 'Bhonsala' of Nagpur made this ghat, and later
in 1795 this was made pucca together with the establishment
of the temple of Laksmi Narayana and a palace. Two
important shrines nearby to the palace are of Yamesvara and
Yamaditya.
Naya
Ghat:In Prinsep's map of 1822 this
was named as Gularia Ghat, and perhaps was made only a few
years before. This was made pucca in c.1960.
Ganesha Ghat:This was formerly
known as Agnisvara Ghat after Agni Tirtha in the stream.
After passage of time after Pesava's Ganesa temple this is
known by this name. Important shrines at the top are
Bhadresvara and Nagesa Vinayaka.
Mehta
Ghat:Formerly this was part of the
preceding ghat, but after the construction of V.S. Mehta
hospital (1962) this is known to the name of latter one.
The Varanasi Municipal Corporation made this ghat pucca in
1960s.
Rama
Ghat:This ghat has association
with the Rama Tirtha and the shrine of Vira Ramesvara. Two
other closeby water-tirthas are Kala Ganga and Tamra Varaha.
The famous Vedic school of its own kind, the Sanga Veda
School, is situated closeby where on the occasion of Rama's
birth on 9th light half of Caitra (March-April)
and Ganesa's birth on 4th dark-half of Bhadrapada
(Aug.-Sept.) special celebrations are preformed.
Jatara Ghat:
Raja
Gwalior Ghat:Both of these ghats
and also Rama ghat were erected by the patronage of Madhorao
Pesava in c. 1766.
Mangala Gauri Ghat:Balaji Pesava-I
built this in 1735 after whom this is also known as Bala
Ghat. Later in c.1807 Laksmana Bala of Gwalior repaired and
renovated this ghat. In a mid-seventeenth century it has a
reference.
Venimadhava Ghat:This is the part
of the packaging ghat, and also known as vindu madhava ghat
after the name of famous tenth century temple. This has been
eulogized in the KKh (59.120-121, also 61.243-244). The
vindu madhava temple, which was in ruin since AD 1496, was
rebuit by maharaja of amber in 1585 together with a place at
mana mandira ghat.
Panchaganga Ghat:This is one of
the fie water front sacred most sites, and believed to be
the meeting pint of five drains, viz. the Ganga the yamuna
the sarasvati the kirana and the dhupapapa, among which only
the first one is visible and the rest are vanished or
assumed in the form of manifestation. The merit and glory of
this ghat are described in an eleventh century text and also
in the KKh.
Durga
Ghat:The name derived its
association with the brahmacarini durga temple. In 1772
narayana deksit a guru of pesavas had purchased land from
local resident fishermen and built two ghats durga and the
succeeding one, Braham ghats at the ghat sit marakadeya and
kharva nrsimha tirthas, and at the top there is shrine of
kharva nrsimha.
Bramha Ghat:This is named after
the temples of Brahma and brahmesvara. The other notable
tirtha and shrine are of bhairava tirtha and vindu madhava.
At the ghat exists a monastery seat, viz kasi matha
sansthana sudhindra tirtha swami.
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