Mankikarnika Ghat

Mahashamshana or the great cremation ground of Varanasi, as named Manikarnika, holds a legendary story behind itself, according to a belief the name is derived from the time when Lord Shiva’s ear ring dropped while his transcendental dance here.

The historical sources mention this site in the Gupta inscriptions of C.E.4^th century. This is the first ghat made pucca by the two king brothers in C.E.1302; and was rebuilt and repaired in 1730 under the patronage Bajirao Pesawa, and in 1791 Ahilyabai Holkar rebuilt the entire ghat. Again in 1872 repairing and renovations were done.

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