ghat
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9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Types
- River ghats
- Shmashana, the cremation ghats
- As place name suffix
- Outside Indian subcontinent
- See also
- References
- External links
alt=Munshi Ghat|thumb|250x250px|Munshi Ghat thumb|Dashashwamedh Ghat on the Ganges river, in [[Varanasi.|alt=Dashashwamedh Ghat|250x250px]]
Ghat (), a term used in the Indian subcontinent, to refer to the series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf, such as a bathing or cremation place along the banks of a river or pond, the Ghats in Varanasi, Dhobi Ghat or the Aapravasi Ghat.