Tulsi Ghat

Tulsi Ghat
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
Location
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates25°17′23.4″N 83°0′23.435″E / 25.289833°N 83.00650972°E / 25.289833; 83.00650972

Tulsi Ghat is one of the ghats in Varanasi. It is named after poet Tulsidas who lived there while he wrote the Ramcharitmanas and Hanuman Chalisa. Earlier, Tulsi Ghat was known as Lolark Ghat. It was in the year 1941 that Tulsi Ghat was made pucca (cemented) by industrialist, Baldeo Das Birla.[1]

Tulsi Ghat is accessible by boat and hiring a private boat tour on the banks of river Ganga in Varanasi costs approximately Rs. 1500 per boat trip for the entire family where one can stop and visit all important ghats and watch the sunrise.

  1. ^ "Tulsi Ghat Ganga Ghats of Varanasi". Retrieved 7 January 2017.