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'''Gandhi Ghat''' ([[Hindi]]: गांधी घाट) is one of the main [[ghat]]s on the [[Ganges River]] in [[Patna]]. It is named after the leader of the Indian independence movement [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. The ghat is famous for its Evening Ganga Aarti.<ref>[http://www.explorebihar.in/ganga-aarti-at-gandhi-ghat-in-patna.html Ganga Aarti at Gandhi Ghat in Patna]</ref> It is also associated with the immersion of ashes of Mahatma Gandhi in the river Ganges.

==Location==
Gandhi Ghat is situated on the bank of the [[Ganges]]. It is located behind [[National Institute of Technology, Patna]] and is around 5 Kilometers North East of [[Patna Junction railway station]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Patna+Jn,+Station+Road,+Patna,+Bihar,+India/Gandhi+Ghat,+Mahendru+Road,+Behind+National+Institute+of+Technology+Patna,+Patna+University+Campus,+Mahendru,+Patna+University+Campus,+Patna,+Bihar+800005,+India/@25.5816914,85.0874057,13z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x39ed58688297a6f3:0x7b2558c82fd5ff4b!2m2!1d85.137137!2d25.6033028!1m5!1m1!1s0x39ed58dc91555555:0x303f3a1045be3c04!2m2!1d85.1723805!2d25.6218707!5i1 Location of Gandhi Ghat in Patna]</ref>

==Ganga Aarti==
Ganga Aarti on Gandhi Ghat is performed with 51 lamps, by a group of priests, dressed in saffron robes. The Aarti starts with the blowing of a conch shell and continues with the movement of incense sticks in elaborate patterns and circling of large burning lamps that create a bright hue against the darkened sky. The ritual was started in 2011 on the lines of Ganga Aarti in Varanasi and Haridwar.

==Tourism==
[[Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation]] (BSTDC) operates MV Ganga Vihar from Gandhi Ghat. Ganga Vihar is a River Cruise ship with restaurant on-board also known as the floating restaurant. It runs Sunset Cruise and Leisure Cruise/Corporate Cruise with boarding for tourists from the ghat.<ref>{{cite web|title=Set Sail on |url=http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/paper%20clip/m%20v%20ganga%20vihar.pdf |type=pdf |work=[[Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation]] | access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> Another vessel MV Kautilya was added in 2016 which is a cruise boat for tourist rides on river Ganges from Gandhi Ghat. The Tourism Department also plans to keep a floating jetty that would be placed at Gandhi Ghat, from where the two vessels operate.<ref>{{cite news|title= New cruise-boat for fun |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1160602/jsp/bihar/story_88891.jsp |author=Piyush Kumar Tripathi |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |date=2 June 2016 |access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref>
===Kite Festival===
State tourism department organises a kite festival on the Sabbalpur diara island, across the river on the occasion of [[Makar Sankranti]]. Festival first started in 2011 and has been organised every year since then.<ref>{{cite news|title=Look-up-at-the-sky days |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170114/jsp/bihar/story_130190.jsp |work=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] |author=Nishant Sinha |date=14 January 2017 |access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Tourism in Patna]]

==References==
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = '''Gandhi Ghat'''
|North = [[Ganges]]
|East = [[Rani Ghat, Patna]]
|South = [[National Institute of Technology, Patna]]
|West = [[Krishna Ghat, Patna]]
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{{Neighbourhoods of Patna}}

[[Category:Tourist attractions in Patna]]
[[Category:Ghats of India]]

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