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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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