Sant Ravidas Ghat
Sant Ravidas Ghat (Hindi: संत रविदास घाट) is the southernmost and largest ghat in Varanasi.[1][2] To most visitors to Varanasi, it is known for being an important religious place Ravidasis with a 25 acres park known as Sant Ravidas Smarak Park.[3][4][5]
History
Ravidas Ghat was announced for the creation in February 2008[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]
Tourism and popular culture
There is a proposed helium balloon ride facility is at Sant Ravidas Ghat as a tourist attraction.[9] Sant Ravidas Ghat is one of ghats often visited for recreation and during festivals like Dev Deepawali and Ganga Mahotsav.[10][11] Sant Ravidas Ghat is nearly 13 minutes drive from Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan, Varanasi.[12]
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References
- ↑ "Ganga Mahotsav venue shifts to Sant Ravidas Ghat". The Times of India. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "When some social groups decided to remove the silt in an area of 150 m between Assi and Ravidas Ghats along Ganga river in Varanasi, the tractor-trolleys were stopped by the local authorities on its way to Nagwa, where a space has been created to dump the garbage.".
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Maya's golden 'palki' reaches Varanasi". www.oneindia.com. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "Ravidas Ghat - Just a step away". The Times of India. 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ↑ IANS (16 June 2012). "U.P. plans to woo tourists with new attractions". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "Experience the rich cultural heritage of Varanasi at Ganga Mahotsav".
- ↑ "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. 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.
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