Dashashwamedh Ghat
The evening Ganga aarti, and the boat point for a sunrise row. The ceremony itself is free and the only real cost is arriving late — the usable positions are gone about forty-five minutes before the first lamp is lit.
The evening Ganga aarti, and the boat point for a sunrise row.
- Vehicle reaches
- Godowlia. The ghat itself is pedestrian.
- You walk
- 8–10 minutes down to the ghat.
- Allow
- Arrive 45 minutes before aarti for a usable position.
When to go
Arrive 45 minutes before the start. On Dev Deepawali the whole approach is barricaded and the walk becomes twenty to forty minutes.
Getting here
Both our vans reach the same drop point — a Force Urbania — 17 Seater at ₹30/km or the Maharaja Urbania — 9 Seater at ₹37/km. Where a stop involves a walk, the van waits rather than being re-booked, so you are not looking for it afterwards in a crowd.
Questions
- What time is the Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh?
- Around 18:15 in winter and closer to 19:00 in summer, running about forty-five minutes. Arrive forty-five minutes early for a usable position.
- How close can a vehicle get to Dashashwamedh Ghat?
- Godowlia crossing, then an eight to ten minute walk down to the ghat. The ghat itself is pedestrian, and on festival nights the approach is barricaded much further back.