Sant Ravidas Ghat | |
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Sant Ravidas Smarak Park at Sant Ravidas Ghat | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
Location | |
Country | India |
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Geographic coordinates | 25°17′1.049″N83°0′32.825″E / 25.28362472°N 83.00911806°E |
Sant Ravidas Ghat is the southernmost and largest ghat in Varanasi. [1] To most visitors to Varanasi, it is known for being an important religious place for Ravidasis with a 25 acres park known as Sant Ravidas Smarak Park. [2] [3] [4]
The establishment of Ravidas Ghat was announced in February 2008, [5] [6] during the 2008 Golden Palki Shobha Yatra at Sant Ravidas temple on the saint's 631st birth. [7] The ghat was inaugurated in 2009 by Chief Minister Mayawati. [8] [9]
Sant Ravidas Ghat is nearly 13 minutes drive from Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan, Varanasi. [10]
The place is well known for religious tourism by devotees of Guru Ravidas. [11]
Sant Ravidas Ghat is one of ghats often visited for recreation and during festivals like Dev Deepawali and Ganga Mahotsav. [12] [13]
There is a proposed helium balloon ride facility is at Sant Ravidas Ghat as a tourist attraction. [14]
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