- in the
Western Ghats. The
region was
declared as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012. The name
Western Ghats derives from the word
ghat and the cardinal...
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numerous significant ghats along the
Ganges are the
Varanasi ghats (the city of
Varanasi has 88
ghats) and
generically the "
ghats of the Ganges". Most...
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Western Ghats and
Eastern Ghats, or a
series of
steps leading down to a body of
water or wharf. As per
linguist Thomas Burrow, the word
Ghat was derived...
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Ghats in
Varanasi are
riverfront steps leading to the
banks of the
Ganges river. The city has 84
ghats. Most of the
ghats are
bathing and puja ceremonial...
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highest number of
Ghat Roads.[better source needed] The
Western Ghats are
bounded by
Tapti River to the north, and the
Eastern Ghats are
bounded by Mahanadi...
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headquarters of the
Ghatal subdivision. In
ancient times, when
Tamralipta was an
active port,
Ghatal had its own ‘Bandar’ (port), 3 km east of
Ghatal PS, used for...
- or town; as they are
usually located near
river ghats, they are also
regionally called smashan ghats. The word has its
origin from
Sanskrit language:...
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Charmadi Ghat of
Karnataka is also notable. In many cases, the term is used to
refer to a
mountain range itself, as in the
Western Ghats and
Eastern Ghats. 'Ghattam'...
- the
Western Ghats: Anamudi, on the right, is the
highest peak of the
Western Ghats at 2,695 m (8,842 ft) Nilgiris, a part of
Western Ghats at Masinangudi...
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Ghats refer to two
converging mountain ranges in south-eastern India,
called the
Eastern Ghats and
Western Ghats,
running along the
eastern and western...
