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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Ghat in Varanasi, India}}<br />
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| name = Dashashwamedh Ghat<br />
| image=Dasaswamedh ghat-varanasi india-andres larin.jpg<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|25|18|25.808|N|83|0|37.211|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
|district=[[Varanasi district|Varanasi]]<br />
|state= [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
|map_type=India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi#India Uttar Pradesh#India}}<br />
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'''Dashashwamedh Ghat''' is a main [[ghat]] in [[Varanasi]] located on the [[Ganga River|Ganges River]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. It is located close to [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple|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 Ashwamedha Yajna, ''Dasa-[[Ashwamedha]] [[yajna]]''.<br />
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Initially construction started by the Raja Dushasan Shah, ''raja of Dhaudharh'' (bihar) in 1569 and then by the Maratha kings , the present ghat was built by [[Peshwa]] [[Balaji Baji Rao]] in 1748. A few decades later, [[Ahilyabai Holkar|Ahilyabahi Holkar]], the [[Indore State|Queen of Indore]], rebuilt the ghat in 1774.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.varanasiguru.com/dashashwamedh-ghat|title=History of Dashashwamedh Ghat|website=www.varanasiguru.com |date=28 March 2021 }}</ref><br />
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==Ganga aarti==<br />
The Ganga Aarti (ritual of offering prayer to the Ganges river) is held daily at dusk. Several priests perform this ritual by carrying ''deepam'' and moving it up and down in a rhythmic tune of [[bhajan]]s.<ref name="Banavalikar2017">{{cite book|author=Shradha Banavalikar|title=Roots of Moondust: When Struggle Wears a Different Hat, Look at it in the Eye!|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R-RDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT73|date=20 December 2017|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-1-948321-29-7|pages=73–}}</ref> Special aartis are held on Tuesdays and on religious festivals.<br />
[[File:Ganga Aarti-Dashashwamedh Ghat Varanasi India-Andres Larin.jpg|thumb|left| Drone shot of Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat.]]<br />
The Ganga Aarti starts soon after sunset and lasts for about 45 minutes. In the summer, the Aarti begins at about 7pm due to late sunsets and in winter it starts at around 6pm. Hundreds of people gather at the ghat every evening to watch the event.<ref name="Triponzy">{{cite news|url=https://triponzy.com/blog/ganga-aarti-at-dashashwamedh-ghat-in-varanasi/|title= Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi |date=22 January 2019|publisher=Triponzy}}</ref><br />
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==2010 terrorist bombing==<br />
{{main|2010 Varanasi bombing}}<br />
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On 7 December 2010, a low-intensity blast rocked the southern end of the aarti at the Sitla Ghat. This killed 2 people and injured 37 including 6 foreign tourists, and the [[Indian Mujahideen]] claimed responsibility for it.<ref name="ze">{{cite news|url=http://www.zeenews.com/news673011.html|title=Terror strikes Varanasi: 1 killed|date=8 December 2010|publisher=[[Zee News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/specials/cwg/Story/122574/varanasi-blast-triggers-a-blame-game.html|title=Varanasi blast triggers a blame game|date=9 December 2010|work=[[India Today]]|access-date=15 December 2010|archive-date=8 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208184458/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/specials/cwg/Story/122574/varanasi-blast-triggers-a-blame-game.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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