Raja Ghat:
Raaj Ghat is one of the oldest Ghat of Kashi which is mentioned as religious, cultural as well as economic center of that time in the pre-Mauriya dynasty. As per legends this place was the center of the old Kashi also here were the palaces of royal families.
Up to 1887 this was a famous ferry ghat which was used as the main trade centre of the city. After building the Lord Duffrin Bridge (road-cum-rail) it lost its importance as dock. Latter on the bridge was named as Malaviya Bridge in 1948 after the founder of Banaras Hindu University, Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya. In the Gahadvala inscriptions (c.1100) this ghat is mentioned many times in terms of its glory and merit. There are four water-tirthas affiliated to this ghat: Sankha, Uddalaka, Hayagriva and Nilagriva.
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