Ghats of Varanasi

About This Location

Varanasi, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities (3,000+ years), has 84 ghats (stone steps) leading to the sacred Ganges. The boat ride at dawn, when the rising sun illuminates temples, the faithful bathing in the golden light, smoke from the cremation ghats, priests performing puja, and the timeless spiritual activity create the most cinematic city photography in India. Pre-wedding couples here connect their union with something eternal and transcendent.

Photography Highlights

• Dawn boat ride on the Ganges
• Evening Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat
• Manikarnika (cremation ghat) atmosphere
• Narrow lanes of the old city
• Kashi Vishwanath Temple corridors

How to Reach

Varanasi Airport (Lal Bahadur Shastri International). Well-connected by train from all major cities.