Assi Ghat Varanasi

The southernmost Ghat Assi Ghat is located at the flowing together of the Ganga and at the bank of the Asi River, where pilgrims bathe before paying their homage for the peer of the realm of the lord Shiva in the form of enormous lingam situated under a tree of peepal. Here river Assi meets Ganges together this Ghat is the first when you start walking from South towards the Manikarnika. There is another Lingam that is worth visit. It is called Asisangameshvara or the "Lord of the Confluence of the Assi".

      There has been a long detained ritual where pilgrims stopover the Lolarka Kund next. Lolarka Kund or the reservoir of "Trembling Sun" is a rectangular boiler that is 15 meters below the earth level that is approached by a flight of stairs.

      As history telling It is said that Goddess Durga threw her sword here after slaying the demon Mahishasura. Assi Ghat Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh is also called Saimbeda Tirtha.

   The favorable month of Chaitra that is the month of apirl form englis calendar is regarded as the appropriate time to have a tour of the place Assi Ghat in Varanasi. In this month huge rush of pilgrims takes a immerse into the holy river Ganges. Chaitra (March/ April) and Magh (Jan/Feb) and other important occasions like solar/ lunar eclipse, Ganga Dussehra, Probodhoni Ekadashi, and Makar Shankranti etc are time for pilgrim visit over here.