25/01/2026
Banaras, ya Kashi, duniya ke sabse purane jeevit shahron me se ek hai, aur is shehar ki jaan hain Banaras ke Ghats. Maa Ganga ke kinaare basae hue ye ghats sirf pathar ki seedhiyan nahi, balki zindagi, mrityu, bhakti aur moksh ki kahaniyaan hain. Subah ki shuruaat jab suraj Ganga ji par apni pehli kiran daalta hai, tab ghats par ek alag hi shanti aur urja mehsoos hoti hai.
Assi Ghat se le kar Raj Ghat tak, lagbhag 80 se zyada ghats hain, har ghat ki apni pehchaan aur apni kahani. Kahin yog aur dhyan hota hai, kahin pooja-paath aur snan, to kahin jeevan ki antim yatra – Manikarnika aur Harishchandra Ghat par. Yahin zindagi aur maut ek-dusre ke itne kareeb dikhte hain, jaise sab kuch ek hi satya ka hissa ho.
Shaam hote hi Dashashwamedh Ghat ki Ganga Aarti poore Banaras ko roshni, shankh-ghanti aur mantron se bhar deti hai. Jalti hui diyas, lehrati hui Ganga aur bhakton ki shraddha – ye drishya dil aur aatma dono ko chhoo leta hai. Boats par baith kar ghats ko dekhna ek aisa anubhav hai jo shabdon me bayan karna mushkil hai.
Banaras ke ghats par sirf dharmik drishya hi nahi, balki local life, sadhu-sant, street artists, chai, music aur Banarasi sanskriti bhi jeeti-jaagti nazar aati hai. Har kadam par koi kahani, koi shlok, koi muskurahat mil jaati hai. Is shehar me waqt tez nahi bhagta, balki thahar kar jeena sikhata hai.
Agar aap shanti, adhyatmikta, itihaas aur asli Hindustan ko mehsoos karna chahte ho, to Banaras ke Ghats aapko zaroor bula rahe hain. �