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Dashashwamedh Ghat

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associated deity

Brahma; Shiva

Verified 16 Sept 2026

condition state

UNDISPUTED

Verified 16 Sept 2026

construction year

Extended and constructed by Ahilyabai Holkar in 1785

Verified 16 Sept 2026

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Historians say

Extended and built in its present form by Ahilyabai Holkar in 1785, part of the same Maratha rebuilding that produced the present Vishwanath temple.

Tradition says

The name means 'ten-horse sacrifice'; tradition holds Brahma performed the dasha-ashwamedha yajna here to welcome Shiva.

Historians say

The main and busiest ghat of the city, directly below Godowlia, and the site of the nightly Ganga Aarti.

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