Assi Ghat is the southernmost ghat in Varanasi. To most visitors to Varanasi, it is known for being a place where long-term foreign students, researchers, and tourists live.

Why is Assi Ghat famous?

In the City of Ghats, Assi Ghat is one of the most famous Ghats in Varanasi where thousands of pilgrims visit per year. Situated on the banks of River Ganga, Assi Ghat offers the probability to pilgrims to offer the water on the lingam of Lord Shiva that situated under a peepal tree.

Why it is called Assi Ghat?

Why and how did Assi Ghat get its name? According to a mythological tale in Hinduism, Goddess Durga, after killing the demons Shumbha-Nishumbha, threw her sword. The place where the sword landed, resulted in the emergence of a river which was then called Assi.