Dashashwamedha Ghat
Dashashwamedha Ghat, the second and business of the five tirthas on the Panchatirthi Yatra, lies past the plain, flat-roofed building that houses the shrine of Shitala. Extremely popular, even in the rainy season when devotees have to wade to the temple or take a boat, Shitala represents both both benign and malevolent aspects – ease and succour as well as disease, particularly smallpox.
Dashashwamedha is Varanasi’s most popular and accessible bathing ghat, with rows of pandas sitting on wooden platforms under bamboo umbrellas, masseurs plying their trade and boatmen jostling for custom. Its name, "ten horse sacrifices", derives from a complex series of sacrifices performed by Brahma to test King Divodasa: Shiva and Parvati were sure the king’s resolve would fail, and he would be compelled to leave Kashi, thereby allowing them to return to their city. However, the sacrifices were so perfect that Brahma established the Brahmeshvara lingam here. Since that time, Dashashwamedha has become one of the most celebrated tirthas on earth, where pilgrims can reap the benefits of the huge sacrifice merely by bathing.
Location : Varanasi (Pick up & Drop at Varanasi City Hotel)
Duration : 2 HRS
Itinerary :
* WITHOUT GUIDE TOUR NOY POSSIBLE DUE TO LOTS OF RUSH IN GHAT
*All Monuments in Varanasi open all Days. Except SarnathMuseum is closed on Friday.
*Sightseeing by Exclusive Car With Driver Including Pick up & Drop at your Hotel.
*Includes all Toll Tax & Parking for Local Journey.
* Includes Half Day /Full Day Guide Service if Guide option Selected.
*Shopping - Drivers / Guide instructed not to take Clients for shopping unless advised by the Clients/Travelers.
Not Inclusive:
*Pick up & Drop Charges at airport / Railway Station will be Extra
*Entrances on Direct Payment with help of guide /Driver.
*Entrance Cost Per Person Per Visit (subject to change):
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Indians |
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Sarnath Ruins |
Sunrise to Sunset |
Open all days |
100 |
10 |
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SarnathMuseum |
0900 to 1700 hrs. |
Friday |
5 |
5 |
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Ram Nagar Fort |
1000 to 1700 hrs. |
Open all days |
150 |
15 |
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Bharat Kala Bhawan |
1000 to 1600 hrs |
Open all days |
150 |
15 |
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TempleTips (Foreigners are not permitted inside VishwanathTemple ( GoldenTemple )) |
Sunrise to Sunset |
Open all days |
20 |
20 |
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Varanasi Food Guide.
*Brownee Restaurant
* Garden Restauarant
* Poonam Restaurant at Hotel Pradeep
* The Great Kabab factory at Hotel Radisson
* Highway Inn at Sarnath
* Lemon Grass ( Indian & chinese Only )
* Chef & I Restaurants at Hotel Meraden Grand
* Canton Royale, Mangi Ferra at Hotel Surya
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