Sant Ravidas Ghat | |
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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 |
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]
Ravidas 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]
Sant 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]