Dashashwamedh Ghat

Dashashwamedh Ghat
Dashashwamedh Ghat
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Varanasi, Kashi region
Location
Country	India
	Shown within Varanasi district Dashashwamedh Ghat (Uttar Pradesh) Dashashwamedh Ghat (India)
Geographic coordinates	25°18′25.808″N 83°0′37.211″E / 25.30716889°N 83.01033639°E

Dashashwamedh Ghat is a main ghat in Varanasi located on the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh. It is located close to Vishwanath Temple. There are two Hindu legends associated with the ghat: according to one, Brahma created it to welcome Shiva, and in another, Brahma performed 10 Ashwamegha Yajna, Dasa-Ashwamedha yajna.

The present ghat was built by Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao in the year 1748. A few decades later, Ahilyabahi Holkar, the Queen of Indore, rebuilt the ghat in the year 1774.^[1]