Historical & sacred place, not a complete tourist spot. Paschimavahini is where river kaveri meet at a place. Srirangapatna is an ancient city of Mysore province, filled with beauty and history. Paschimavahini, more than a tourist spot it's an auspicious place for Hindus. It's the place where pindarpanam (a ritual performed for the people who passed away) is performed. People usually come here without knowing the above reason for this place and may think the place is dirty. Not recommended for swimming here, as it's filled with ritual performed items. There are many other places nearby if you have planned for a swim. Explore the beauties of srirangapatna and visit lord rangaswamy. Happy srirangapatnam

After death rituals are performed here. Those who can afford to go to special sacred places like Kashi (Varanasi), Haridwar, Prayagraj (also known as Allahabad), Sri Rangam, Brahmaputra on the occasion of Ashokastami and Rameswaram to complete this rite of immersion of ashes into water. Currently there is very less water that you cannot take a dip in the water. One has to pay 100 rs as fee to perform rituals here.

Paschima Vahini is a historic canal system in Srirangapatna, a town located in the Indian state of Karnataka. The term "Paschima Vahini" translates to "Western Stream" in English. This canal system plays a significant role in the town's irrigation and water management. Paschima Vahini is an essential part of Srirangapatna's irrigation system, contributing to the agricultural livelihood of the region while also carrying historical and cultural significance. At Paschima Vahini in Srirangapatna, people come to the banks of the canal to perform such ancestor-focused Poojas. They may offer flowers, incense, food, and water as part of these rituals. The belief is that by doing so, they are not only showing love and respect to their ancestors but also seeking their guidance and blessings for the living members of the family.

Excellent place to perform Asti visarjane of deceased as per individuals preference. No coercion or extortion by the helpful local staff who give correct directions and advise. There is also availability of hygenic pure vegetarian banana leaf lunch at nominal cost. Contact the numbers in the attached card.

For Hindus, it's s spiritual and pious place, where immersion of ashes of the deceased done. Purohith s are available here for performing the rituals. Rooms are available for stay. Kaveri Bhavan and annapurneswari serves food for all.

Excellent place for Asthi Visarjane and associated rituals. The Brahmins were service oriented and explained the entire process in detail. Food arrangement was superb, very clean and hygienic. Well connected and easy to reach from Bangalore as well as Mysore.

Place needs cleaning and regular maintenance... Steps will make it easier for senior citizens to navigate safely to the water's edge... They charge for parking but even that is poorly maintained with clothes and other ritualistic articles strewn around... Somewhere we don't respect human dignity even in death... It's quite sad to see a casual attitude by the government...

This location is not up to mark compare to other places, but its one of the sacred place in India, there are few similar places to perform Asthi Visarjan (Ash Immersion after demise) like Srirangapatna, Gosai Ghat, Dodda Gosai Ghat etc..., near ( Paschima Vahini) , the only unique thing in this river (Cauvery) it flows towards west direction (Paschima Vahini) compare to other nearby rivers especially in south India , that`s the reason most of the people chose this place to perform rites and rituals, Infact there is a History that (King) Mysore Maharaja Sreekantadatta Wadeyar Ashes was immersed here , it is observed that only few rivers in India flows towards west direction , priests can be find there itself only no need to worry.

A good place to take little bath in Kaveri river..in Sri Ranga Pattanam.

If there is any plan for yearly Shraddha of your ancestors, and you are looking for some caterers for food and a perfect location for Pooja in the banks of river kaveri, Pashchima vahini is the right place.

The location is mostly used for the Asthi (Ashes) Visarjan and for rituals that are performed on 9th day of death .....the river backwater is dirty and the rocks are very slippery ....little dangerous to get in to the river especially for aged....Authorities could maintain it better.

A lot needs to be done. Good scope cultural tourism. Highly neglected place by concerned authority. Silt has to be removed, purity of Kaveri river water which is on the way of becoming old Ganga river of Kashi.

Very good location in principle….but the visitors have destroyed the scenic beauty of the place by discarding plastic, ceremonial and celebratory wastages in the river banks.

I feel religious place such as these should also have a clean environment.

Love the nature.. Most of the Hindus visit to perform final rituals to their yelders n ansisters..

Less crowded during weekdays and crowded during weekends Mostly people visit this place to do the pinda Pradhan for deceased persons of the family there are many priest s available here itself to perform the pooja

A very nice place for sitting and having peace of mind. Cool and calm place

The place was not maintained well other than that it was good place for giving respect to our elders who are no more with us. They charge 1000 per family and the monk really did very good Pooja by explaining everything why he is doing. They charge 120 for food where onion and garlic is not used and the food was really good but 120 Rs was not worth for it. To offer food for crows where we believe our ancestors will come in the form of crow and will eat or that also they will charge 120 and lot of food will be wasted. To be practical the same food can be given to some poor people. Parking is an hectic thing during Mahalaya Amavasya.

It's designated immersion place for cremation remains, however not being maintained properly.

Paschimavahini is considered a very important place. Especially during the Mahalaya Paksha that is currently on and the Mahalaya Amavasya, falls on 14, October , 2023. Several of them come here and perform rituals to the departed soul maybe father, mother, grand father/ mother, sister and others. Number of archakas are around, and they wl perform the rituals... It is also believed that the ritual, if performed besides flowing water, and that to in Cauvery which is very important to all, wl give a lot of solace in such pristine water, and they pray to the elders who have passed away from the bottom of there hearts to lead them and the families forward and guide them and bless them in abundance. The rituals take 20 mts to half an hour, depending on the rituals performed. U ve to pay the person who performs the puja. All over the area u can notice the pujas going on simultaneously. You can also offer food to the needy, which is considered one of the best forms of charity..and in a place like this... Saturday wl be crowded ... so if u ve plans to perform the rituals, you can start early in the morning and complete it.

Reported as an auspicious place to conduct shradda for ancestors. Even though, CMC srirangapatna collect Rs 100/- from every shradda organisers for keeping the premises clean, CMC should pay little more attention towards keeping it clean. Also, Govt should make policies to fix fees for every different pujas, in order to avoid exploitation, sometimes.

Municipality people very eagerly come near u & collect few for cleaning & garbage charge for polluting the place in fact. Not even single corporation or municiple cleaner found whole day

It is a very good place for pooja.Priests are available over there and food facility also available

The place can be a little more clean, however it's a sacred place, mother kavery flows there

The Hindu ritual of immersion of the ashes after cremation is performed here. The water is not clean and hardly any maintenance is visible. It is better to perform the ritual at Gosai Ghat, which is a few kilometres from this place.

Beautiful place. Abundant water in the river Cauvery this year. Good place for religious rituals, especially post-death rituals to be performed by the family members.

It's holy place and almost peoples are visit for Asti visargan and other shradda karyas

Needs more development... It bears a look of ancient ruins. Lot needs to be done to provide basic facilities to people.

Being a place for performing hindu ritual of immersing the ashes of the loved one's is poorly maintained,dirty,not taken account of pollution they are adding while performing the ritual is heart breaking.we seem soooo selfish as a human while eagerly wishing our loved one's so called moksha ,yet committing a sin.😩

Gaurds and wardens are posted to caution the visitors entering the deep water. Saftey of visitors is the priority.

Nice place, if your wondering to finish the final funeral you can do it. It's one of the scared and its belived that Gandi asthi was left there. There are Poojaris and not all are genuine unnecessarily they make some ritual and screw PPL as don't do this that. You can do it on your own too, there are some govt ppl who just come and give the receipt of 150 or so pay them and you can do Pooja on your own. Place looks classic and historical. Beware of scam from so called poojaris.

This is the place for doing rituals after the death. Right now flooded with water.

One of the best place for rituals and yearly karmas here. Maintenance can be improved a lot Prices are bit high No proper management. Each purohit will charge different prices Food is good.. Common bath rooms are available but less maintainance....

Paschimavahini is most famous pindapradana function in river kavery.

Good place for doing pithru pooja. Everything is organised, you can buy the token and one Iyer will be allocated for you. He will perform the pooja and guide you on the specifics. You get token for food as well, their food is also very tasty. Parking is available but given the special occasion days its better to park is on the main road it self.

It is in a quiet place. There are steps to go near the water for dispursing ashes and bones. Have to be careful about slippery surface. 20 minutes drive from Mysuru.