khirkiya ghat

Varanasi’s Latest Marvel: 8th C Ghat Remade With Gabion Walls, Gazebos, CNG Station & 500-Seat Open Air Theatre

VARANASI: At around 5 pm, as the sun sets for early winter twilight, melodious hymns from Ramacharit Manas play on the ramp and footsteps of this 8th century ghat near Malviya Bridge, overlooked by bold, textured Gabion walls and quiet Ganga on either side. The newly set-up Gabion walls are a metal mesh cage filled with stones. Architects across the […]