Ghat, a term used in the Indian subcontinent, refer to the series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf, such as a bathing or cremation place along the banks of a river or pond, the Ghats in Varanasi, Dhobi Ghat or the Aapravasi Ghat.
Munshi Ghat
Dashashwamedh Ghat on the Ganges river, in Varanasi.
A late 18th-century painting of Pune with the Shmashana ghat at the confluence of Mula and Mutha rivers in the foreground
Ghats in Varanasi are riverfront steps leading to the banks of the Ganges river. The city has 84 ghats. Most of the ghats are bathing and puja ceremonial ghats, while two ghats, Manikarnika and Harishchandra, are used exclusively as cremation sites.
Ahilya Ghat by the Ganges, Varanasi
Chet Singh Ghat in Varanasi
Kedar Ghat in Varanasi
Image: Assi Ghat, Varanasi