Ghat

Munshi Ghat
Munshi Ghat
Dashashwamedh Ghat
Dashashwamedh Ghat on the Ganges river, in Varanasi.

Ghat (Hindi: [gʱaːʈ]), a term used in the Indian subcontinent, to refer to the series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf, such as a bathing or cremation place along the banks of a river or pond, the Ghats in Varanasi, Dhobi Ghat or the Aapravasi Ghat.[1][2]

  1. ^ Sunithi L. Narayan, Revathy Nagaswami, 1992, Discover sublime India: handbook for tourists, Page 5.
  2. ^ Ghat definition, Cambridge dictionary.