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Tulsi Ghat

Tulsi Ghat

📍 Near Near the Assi-Ganga confluence, Varanasi

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associated deity

Tulsidas; Krishna

Verified 16 Sept 2026

wheelchair

no

Verified 11 Sept 2026

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Historians say

Tulsidas lived and worked at this ghat in the 16th century; the Ramnagar Ramlila draws its text from his Ramcharitmanas.

Tradition says

Nag Nathaiya, held at this ghat in Kartik, re-enacts Krishna's subduing of the serpent Kaliya: a child playing Krishna dives into the river and rises standing on a representation of the serpent.

Historians say

A ghat named for the poet Tulsidas, who is held to have composed the Ramcharitmanas here. It retains wrestling akhadas and evening satsangs, and is the site of the Nag Nathaiya enactment.

Verified fact

Nag Nathaiya, held at this ghat in Kartik, and the five-day Dhrupad Mela in February–March take place at Tulsi Ghat.

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