ghats of varanasi
Ganga & ghats
Varanasi, Kashi
or Banaras, is older than traditions. The divine grace of this city lies is unique
combination of physical, metaphysical and supernatural elements. Ghats of
Varanasi are natural supplement to the concept of divinity. It is a city witch liberate
soul from human body to ultimate. The much quoted Sanskrit Skloka Proclame ‘ Kasyam
maranam mukti’ (death in Kashi is Liberation). In fact the extension of this belief
could be visualised in early concept of ‘ Pancha Trirtha’ symbolically
identified with the human body it is explicitly equated with the fire elements (Panch
Tattva) of witch body is composed interesting people now defining as all the Ghats are
points on the divine cosmic road ( 12th Zodiacs X 7cakras of body thus 98 )
represents its manifest transcendential dimension. That is how this frame shows a cosmic
order and harmonic relationship between micro cosmos (divine order) and micro cosmos
(human order)through the interlink of mesocosmos ( the physical order of ghats). The
Gahadvala inscriptions ( c.12th cent) mention only five ghats . A mid 17th
cent.
Source of Information:-Department of Culture, Varanasi