Munshi Ghat

Ghat in Varanasi

25°18′20.475″N 83°0′35.68″E / 25.30568750°N 83.0099111°E / 25.30568750; 83.0099111

Munshi Ghat is one of the Ghats in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Significance

Built in the year 1812, Munshi Ghat is named after Sridhara Narayana Munshi, who was a finance minister in the estate of Nagpur. In 1915, the Brahmin king Kameshwar Singh Gautam Bahadur of Darbhanga (Bihar) purchased the ghat and extended it. The extension later became known as Darbhanga Ghat.^[1]

Darbhanga Ghat extension

The palace of Darbhanga Ghat is made of sandstone from Chunar, with beautiful porches and Greek pillars. This area has been of importance in the Puranic context, but has also gained importance for its grandeur and architectural style.

In 1994 the Darbhanga palace was purchased by the Clarks Hotel Group, who named it the Brijrama Palace, and planned to transform it into five star hotel. They have already demolished almost half of the structure from the back; its back perimeter is being extended and its height raised in order to make suitable for the use of the planned hotel.

References

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^ Proposing Varanasi for the World Heritage List of UNESCO (PDF), Varanasi Development Authority

Varanasi

History

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Administrative
division

Divisions

Varanasi division

Districts

Varanasi district

Tehsils

Pindra, Varanasi

Census towns

Amara Khaira Chak, Benipur, Bhagawanpur, Birbhanpur, Dindaspur, Gangapur, Harpal Pur, Kakarmatta, Kandwa, Kotwa, Lohta, Maruadih, Phulwaria, Ramnagar, Salarpur, Shivdaspur, Sir Gobardhan, Susuwahi, Suzabad, Umarha, Varanasi, Varanasi cantt.

Villages

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Pindra Tehsil	Adhkatiya Kala Khas Aharak Ahiran Ahirani Ajaipur Akorha Amilo Aneai Anura Araji Hasanpur Arazi Tari Ashapur Ashwari Aswalpur Auraon Ausanpur Azoarepur Babatpur Bachaura Badhauna Baghaita Baharipur Barzi Basni Deorai Eshipur Gang Khurd Janakpatti Kathiraon Kuri, Varanasi Murdi Padari Phoolpur Tisaura
Varanasi Tehsil	Adampur Aily Aitha Akhari Amaut Amawar Anantpur Araji Line Babhanpura Chadpur Dabethuwa Jayapur Khalispur Khanzadipur Lamhi Mehdiganj Rajpur Vyaspur
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Languages &
dialects spoken

English

Political
representation

MP	Narendra Modi (Incumbent Prime Minister of India)
MLA	Avadhesh Singh Anil Rajbhar Kailash Nath Sonkar Neelkanth Tiwari Neel Ratan Singh Patel Ravindra Jaiswal Saurabh Srivastava Surendra Narayan Singh

Constituency

Lok Sabha	Varanasi
Vidhan Sabha	Ajagara Pindra Rohaniya Sevapuri Shivpur Varanasi Cantt. Varanasi North Varanasi South

Transportation

Air	Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport
Rail	Babatpur Bhulanpur Kashi Manduadih Varanasi Junction Varanasi City Varanasi Metro
Road	Grand Trunk Road National Highway 28 National Highway 35 Malviya Bridge
Water	Varanasi Multi-Modal Terminal

Education

Universities	Banaras Hindu University IIT (BHU) Varanasi Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya
Colleges	Arya Mahila Mahavidyalaya DAV Post Graduate College Harish Chandra Postgraduate College Sri Agrasen Kanya P.G. College Subhash Chandra Mahavidyalaya Sunbeam College for Women Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya Vasanta College for Women
CBSE schools	Central Hindu Boys School Central Hindu Girls School Delhi Public School KV-BHU
UP board schools	C.M. Anglo Bengali College
ICSE schools	St Joseph's Convent School St. John's School, Varanasi W. H. Smith Memorial School

Places of
worship

Buddhist temples	Sarnath

Churches	St. Mary's Cathedral

Hindu
temples

Aghori	Baba Keenaram Sthal
Bharat Mata	Bharat Mata Mandir
Durga or her avatar	Durga Mandir Sankata Devi Mandir
Hanuman	Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple
Parvati or her avatar	Annapurna Devi Mandir Lalita Gauri Mandir Vishalakshi Temple
Shiva or his avatar	Kaal Bhairav Mandir Kashi Vishwanath Temple Mrityunjay Mahadev Mandir Nepali Mandir Shri Vishwanath Mandir Shri Tilbhandeshwar Mahadev Mandir
Others	Tulsi Manas Mandir