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'''Dashashwamedh Ghat''' is | '''Dashashwamedh Ghat''' is a main [[ghat]] in [[Varanasi]] on the [[Ganga River]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is located close to [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple|Vishwanath Temple]] and is probably the most spectacular ghat. Two [[Hindu]] legends are associated with it: according to one, [[Brahma]] created it to welcome [[Shiva]], and in another, Brahma sacrificed ten horses during ''Dasa-[[Ashwamedha]] [[yajna]]'' performed here. | ||
The present ghat was built by [[Peshwa]] [[Balaji Baji Rao]] in the year 1748. A few decades later, [[Ahilyabai Holkar|Ahilyabahi Holkar]], the [[Indore State|Queen of Indore]] rebuilt the ghat in the year 1774.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.varanasiguru.com/dashashwamedh-ghat|title=History of Dashashwamedh Ghat|website=www.varanasiguru.com }}</ref> Close to the ghat, overlooking the Ganga lies the [[Jantar Mantar, Varanasi|Jantar Mantar]], an observatory built by [[Maharaja]] [[Jai Singh II of Amber|Jai Singh]] of [[Jaipur]] in the year 1737. | The present ghat was built by [[Peshwa]] [[Balaji Baji Rao]] in the year 1748. A few decades later, [[Ahilyabai Holkar|Ahilyabahi Holkar]], the [[Indore State|Queen of Indore]] rebuilt the ghat in the year 1774.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.varanasiguru.com/dashashwamedh-ghat|title=History of Dashashwamedh Ghat|website=www.varanasiguru.com }}</ref> Close to the ghat, overlooking the Ganga lies the [[Jantar Mantar, Varanasi|Jantar Mantar]], an observatory built by [[Maharaja]] [[Jai Singh II of Amber|Jai Singh]] of [[Jaipur]] in the year 1737. | ||
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On 7 December 2010 a low-intensity blast rocked the southern end of the aarti at the Sitla Ghat. This killed 2 people and injured 37 including 6 foreign tourists, and the [[Indian Mujahideen]] claimed responsibility for it.<ref name="ze">{{cite news|url=http://www.zeenews.com/news673011.html|title=Terror strikes Varanasi: 1 killed|date=8 December 2010|publisher=[[Zee News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/specials/cwg/Story/122574/varanasi-blast-triggers-a-blame-game.html|title=Varanasi blast triggers a blame game|date=9 December 2010|work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> | On 7 December 2010, a low-intensity blast rocked the southern end of the aarti at the Sitla Ghat. This killed 2 people and injured 37 including 6 foreign tourists, and the [[Indian Mujahideen]] claimed responsibility for it.<ref name="ze">{{cite news|url=http://www.zeenews.com/news673011.html|title=Terror strikes Varanasi: 1 killed|date=8 December 2010|publisher=[[Zee News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/specials/cwg/Story/122574/varanasi-blast-triggers-a-blame-game.html|title=Varanasi blast triggers a blame game|date=9 December 2010|work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||