I'll admit, I'm not exactly sure how to rate Asi Ghat, to me its more than just the Ghat, its the neighborhood that I called home for nearly a month. I would recommend spending some time to get to know the area, there are many wonderful people and beautiful things hiding where you least expect it. More

Just sitting around Assi Ghat will give you a feeling of how Hindus have for centuries preserved their tradition. Morning and evenings are the best to visit and try and befriend one of the tea selling boys, they can be quite friendly and chatty after they have seen you for a while! More

Before i left to Varanasi, i did lots of research about the ghats. Its the place where mother Durga slayed the demon and threw the swords away in the ghats hence it called Asi. It was the first ghat i took my dip in while doing pancha tirtha yatra and i had goosebumps while i made my first step with... More

come before 6 am , see 10 000 people swimming,praing washing at Ganga.They hindu come sometimes thousands km miles ,because its holy place for them, Evning ceremony at 6 pm /90 minutes. its full of music, pray, light so necessary come also yuo More

good accommodation at Palace on Ganges Hotel, the ghat here is pretty clean too. For foreigners, theres a nice pizzeria within stones throw More

This is where you start a LONG walk up the Ganges visiting all the famous washing and burning ghats. Also PAGE BREAK CAFE is found here!! More

Assi Ghat was not our entry point to the Ghats in Varanasi, but its a good place to exit into Varanasi. The Internet stop next to the Palace on the Ganges is full service for communicating home and offers great driver and ride service into varanasi. The owner arranged for our ride to Sarnath (see our review) and also it... More

This is a good place to start if you are on a first visit to Varanasi. It is a smaller and quieter ghat which gives you time to get used to the people who are around and the children selling flowers and candles to set on the Ganges. It is easy to negotiate a boat from here to take you... More

Amazing. Was on a little boat on the water watching the religious festival of Makar Sankranti, when Hindus celebrated the return of longer days and "put the river to bed." Crowds of colorfully dressed and happy people were clapping and chanting as the priest led a ceremony with drums and live music, singing, conch shell blowing, and dinging bells while... More