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]
| Sant Ravidas Ghat | |
|---|---|
 Sant Ravidas Smarak Park at Sant Ravidas Ghat | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Geographic coordinates | 25°17′1.049″N 83°0′32.825″E / 25.28362472°N 83.00911806°E |
History
editRavidas Ghat was announced for the creation in February 2008,[5][6] during 2008 Golden Palki Shobha Yatra at Sant Ravidas temple on the saint's 631st birth[7] and inaugurated in 2009 by Chief Minister Mayawati.[8][9]
Tourism and popular culture
editSant 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ganga Mahotsav venue shifts to Sant Ravidas Ghat". The Times of India. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "In Varanasi, 25 acres are being acquired for a Sant Ravidas Park". India Today. 28 July 1997. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "The four went to Sant Ravidas Park and then to the Sant Ravidas ghat". Indian Express. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "The sites from where samples were picked included Ravidas Park". The Times of India. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "UP Chief Minister said she would provide Rs twenty crore to complete the construction of a ghat along the banks of the Ganga to be named after the 14th century saint Ravidas at Nagwa". dna. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati unveils the golden Palanquin, brought from Jalandhar, during her visit at Sant Ravidas Temple, in Varanasi on Thursday". Photogallery. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Maya's golden 'palki' reaches Varanasi". www.oneindia.com. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Rai, Manmohan; Bureau, ET (22 February 2016). "Mayawati government took steps to honour and highlight the role of Sant Ravidas, like renaming Bhadohi to Sant Ravidas Nagar, constructing a Ravidas Ghat and Park in Varanasi and installing his statue there, building a Ravidas College in Faizabad and constituting an award in his name". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ "Ravidas Ghat - Just a step away". The Times of India. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Ravidas Ghat to Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan Mandir". Ravidas Ghat to Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan Mandir. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "आज रविदास घाट पर होगा समाजसेवियों का samman". dainikbhaskar (in Hindi). 22 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Experience the rich cultural heritage of Varanasi at Ganga Mahotsav". Archived from the original on 27 November 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "UP CM Akhilesh Yadav likely to inaugurate Ganga Mahotsav in Varanasi on Nov 22". I am in DNA of India (in Latin). 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ IANS (16 June 2012). "U.P. plans to woo tourists with new attractions". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
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