# Gandhi Ghat > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gandhi_Ghat > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gandhi_Ghat.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhi_Ghat > Source revision: 1307767867 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox historic site | name = Gandhi Ghat | native_name = गांधी घाट | native_language = hi | native_name2 = | native_language2 = | native_name3 = | native_language3 = | other_name = | image = Gandhi Ghat2.JPG | image_size = | alt = | caption = View of Gandhi Ghat from river Ganges | locmapin = | map_relief = | map_width = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|25|37|18|N|85|10|20|E|}} | coord_ref = | gbgridref = | type = | etymology = | location = [Patna](/source/Patna) | nearest_city = | area = | elevation = | height = | beginning_label = | beginning_date = | formed = | founded = | founder = | built = | built_for = | original_use = | demolished = | rebuilt = | restored = | restored_by = | current_use = | architect = | sculptor = | architecture = | visitors_num = | visitors_year = | visitors_ref = | governing_body = [Patna Municipal Corporation](/source/Patna_Municipal_Corporation) | owner = | website = | designation1 = | designation1_offname = | designation1_type = | designation1_criteria = | designation1_date = | delisted1_date = | designation1_partof = | designation1_number = | designation1_free1name = | designation1_free1value = | designation1_free2name = | designation1_free2value = | designation1_free3name = | designation1_free3value = | designation2 = | designation2_offname = | designation2_type = | designation2_criteria = | designation2_date = | delisted2_date = | designation2_partof = | designation2_number = | designation2_free1name = | designation2_free1value = | designation2_free2name = | designation2_free2value = | designation2_free3name = | designation2_free3value = | designation3 = | designation3_offname = | designation3_type = | designation3_criteria = | designation3_date = | delisted3_date = | designation3_partof = | designation3_number = | designation3_free1name = | designation3_free1value = | designation3_free2name = | designation3_free2value = | designation3_free3name = | designation3_free3value = | designation4 = | designation4_offname = | designation4_type = | designation4_criteria = | designation4_date = | delisted4_date = | designation4_partof = | designation4_number = | designation4_free1name = | designation4_free1value = | designation4_free2name = | designation4_free2value = | designation4_free3name = | designation4_free3value = | designation5 = | designation5_offname = | designation5_type = | designation5_criteria = | designation5_date = | delisted5_date = | designation5_partof = | designation5_number = | designation5_free1name = | designation5_free1value = | designation5_free2name = | designation5_free2value = | designation5_free3name = | designation5_free3value = }}{{Short description|Place in Patna, Bihar}} '''Gandhi Ghat''' ([Hindi](/source/Hindi): गांधी घाट) is one of the main [ghat](/source/ghat)s on the [Ganges River](/source/Ganges_River) in [Patna](/source/Patna). It is named after the Indian independence movement leader [Mahatma Gandhi](/source/Mahatma_Gandhi). The ghat is famous for its Evening Ganga Aarti.[https://blissfulbihar.com/gandhi-ghat/ Gandhi Ghat, Patna: A Symbol of India's Freedom Struggle] It is also associated with the immersion of ashes of Mahatma Gandhi in the Ganges. ==Location== Gandhi Ghat is situated on the bank of the [Ganges](/source/Ganges). It is located behind [National Institute of Technology, Patna](/source/National_Institute_of_Technology%2C_Patna) and is around 5 kilometers north-east of [Patna Junction railway station](/source/Patna_Junction_railway_station).[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Patna+Jn,+Station+Road,+Patna,+Bihar,+India/Gandhi+Ghat,+Mahendru+Road,+Behind+National+Institute+of+Technology+Patna,+Patna+University+Campus,+Mahendru,+Patna+University+Campus,+Patna,+Bihar+800005,+India/@25.5816914,85.0874057,13z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x39ed58688297a6f3:0x7b2558c82fd5ff4b!2m2!1d85.137137!2d25.6033028!1m5!1m1!1s0x39ed58dc91555555:0x303f3a1045be3c04!2m2!1d85.1723805!2d25.6218707!5i1 Location of Gandhi Ghat in Patna] ==Ganga Aarti== Ganga Aarti on Gandhi Ghat is performed with 51 lamps, by priests dressed in saffron robes. The Aarti starts with the blowing of a conch shell and continues with the movement of incense sticks in elaborate patterns and circling of large burning lamps that create a bright hue against the darkened sky. The ritual was started in 2011 on the lines of Ganga Aarti in [Varanasi](/source/Varanasi) and [Haridwar](/source/Haridwar). ==Tourism== [Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation](/source/Bihar_State_Tourism_Development_Corporation) (BSTDC) operates MV Ganga Vihar from Gandhi Ghat. Ganga Vihar is a River Cruise ship with restaurant on-board also known as the floating restaurant. It runs Sunset Cruise and Leisure Cruise/Corporate Cruise with boarding for tourists from the ghat.{{cite web |title=Set Sail on |url=http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/paper%20clip/m%20v%20ganga%20vihar.pdf |type=pdf |work=[Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation](/source/Bihar_State_Tourism_Development_Corporation) |access-date=22 June 2017 |archive-date=10 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010155250/http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/paper%20clip/m%20v%20ganga%20vihar.pdf |url-status=dead }} Another vessel MV Kautilya was added in 2016 which is a cruise boat for tourist rides on river Ganges from Gandhi Ghat. The Tourism Department also plans to keep a floating jetty that would be placed at Gandhi Ghat, from where the two vessels operate.{{cite news|title= New cruise-boat for fun |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1160602/jsp/bihar/story_88891.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607220350/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160602/jsp/bihar/story_88891.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 June 2016 |author=Piyush Kumar Tripathi |work=[The Telegraph](/source/The_Telegraph_(Calcutta)) |date=2 June 2016 |access-date=30 May 2017}} ===Kite Festival=== BSTDC organises a kite festival on the Sabbalpur diara island, across the river on the occasion of [Makar Sankranti](/source/Makar_Sankranti). Festival first started in 2011 and has been organised every year since then.{{cite news|title=Look-up-at-the-sky days |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170114/jsp/bihar/story_130190.jsp |work=[The Telegraph](/source/The_Telegraph_(Calcutta)) |author=Nishant Sinha |date=14 January 2017 |access-date=22 June 2017}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} ==See also== *[Ghats in Bhagalpur](/source/Ghats_in_Bhagalpur) *[Tourism in Patna](/source/Tourism_in_Patna) ==References== {{reflist}} {{Geographic location |Centre = '''Gandhi Ghat''' |North = [Ganges](/source/Ganges) |East = [Rani Ghat, Patna](/source/Rani_Ghat%2C_Patna) |South = [National Institute of Technology, Patna](/source/National_Institute_of_Technology%2C_Patna) |West = [Krishna Ghat, Patna](/source/Krishna_Ghat%2C_Patna) }} {{Neighbourhoods of Patna}} Category:Tourist attractions in Patna Category:Ghats of India Category:Ghats in Patna --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gandhi Ghat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhi_Ghat) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhi_Ghat?action=history)). 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