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ghat
Ghats
in
Varanasi
are
riverfront
steps
leading
to
the
banks
of
the
Ganges
river.
The
city
has
84
ghats.
Most
of
the
ghats
are
bathing
and
puja
ceremonial
ghats,
while
two
ghats,
Manikarnika
and
Harishchandra,
are
used
exclusively
as
cremation
sites.Most
of
the
ghats
in
Varanasi
were
rebuilt
in
the
18th
century
under
the
maratha
patronage.
The
patrons
of
current
ghats
are
Marathas,
Shindes
(Scindias),
Holkars,
Bhonsles,
Peshwes
(Peshwas),
and
Maharajas
of
Benares.
Many
ghats
are
associated
with
legends
or
mythologies
while
other
ghats
have
private
histories
and
users.
A
morning
boat
ride
on
the
Ganges
along
the
ghats
is
a
popular
visitor
attraction.
It
is
derived
from
Sanskrit,
"ghaαΉαΉa"
(Sanskrit:
ΰ€ΰ€ΰ₯ΰ€ΰ€).
It
means
an
embankment
or
a
landing
place.Ghat,
a
term
used
in
the
Indian
subcontinent,
depending
on
the
context
could
either
refer
to
a
range
of
stepped-hill
such
as
Eastern
Ghats
and
Western
Ghats;
or
the
series
of
steps
leading
down
to
a
body
of
water
or
wharf,
such
bathing
or
cremation
place
along
the
banks
of
a
river
or
pond,
Ghats
in
Varanasi,
Dhoby
Ghaut
or
Aapravasi
Ghat.Roads
passing
through
ghats
are
called
Ghat
Roads
The
practice
of
cremation
in
Varanasi
has
become
controversial
for
the
environmental
pollution
it
causes
to
the
River
Ganges.In
the
1980s,
the
Government
of
India
funded
a
Clean
Ganges
initiative
in
order
to
address
cremation
and
other
sources
of
water
pollution
along
the
Ghats
of
Varanasi.
In
many
cases,
the
cremation
is
done
elsewhere
and
only
the
ashes
are
dispersed
into
the
river
near
these
Ghats.Furthermore,
untreated
sewage
is
a
pervasive
source
of
river
pollution
in
India.
City
municipal
waste
and
untreated
sewage
is
the
largest
source
of
pollution
of
the
River
Ganges
nearby
the
Ghats
of
Varanasi.
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