Top rated Religious destinations in Varanasi, India to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Religious destinations in Varanasi

Experience the best that Varanasi has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 26 places from Religious destination category.

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Sightseeing tour agency

👍👍 Amazing tour guide... very knowledgeable and showed us a side of Varanasi like no other. Highly recommend!!!

4.80 (41 reviews) (~2.74 km from centre)

Dashashwamedh Ghat

Religious destination

Bustling riverside steps down to the Ganges River, used for religious rituals daily.

4.60 (60.6K reviews) (~3.29 km from centre)

Darbhanga Ghat

Religious destination

Imposing sandstone palace with towering Greek pillars & turrets, with a Shiva temple & a hotel.

4.60 (769 reviews) (~3.39 km from centre)

Panchganga Ghat

Religious destination

Landmark ghat & religious site for spiritual bathing, prayer & holiday festival events.

4.50 (782 reviews) (~2.53 km from centre)

Prachin Hanuman Ghat

Hindu temple

👍 The earlier name of the ghat was Rameshvara Ghat, after the famous image of the same name lying there. The ghats were made stone staired (pucca) by Mahant Hariharanath in 1825. The ghat having also affinity of a great bhakti saint Vallabha (CE 1479-1531), who laid the philosophical foundation for th...

4.50 (339 reviews) (~4.26 km from centre)

Adi Keshav Ghat

Religious destination

👍👍 visited many times and felt the positivity of this ghat. must visit place in varanasi. history- This ghat is one of the five major pilgrimages or ghats located on the banks of the Ganges, which is mentioned in the Matsya Purana. It is also considered as the first and main Vishnutirtha of Kashi. It...

4.50 (150 reviews) (~3.62 km from centre)

Dandi Ghat

Religious destination

👍 Many time visit but this ghat gives same happiness.

4.50 (93 reviews) (~4.31 km from centre)

Jain Ghat

Religious destination

👍👍 I visited here before lockdown . A wonderful palace for meditation and worship to Hindu. Varanasi located at beside of ganga river . If u plan go to visit jain ghat . U can must visit in evening . On the other side u go for ⛵ . In the boat middle of the river u can see All City who located on bank...

4.50 (65 reviews) (~4.73 km from centre)

Chet Singh Ghat

Religious destination

18th-century fortress-style palace with a terrace overlooking the river & stairs to the water.

4.40 (2.1K reviews) (~4.61 km from centre)

Maharaja Harishchandra Ghat - Burning Ghat

Religious destination

👍👍 We had the privilege of visiting Maharaja Harishchandra Ghat, one of the two burning ghats along the sacred Ganges in Varanasi, and it was truly a unique and humbling experience. The atmosphere at this ghat is incredibly serene. It's open to the public 24 hours a day, and as you stand there, you ca...

4.40 (1.9K reviews) (~4.15 km from centre)

Shivala Ghat

Religious destination

👍👍 A peaceful place, not too crowded like the other Ghats. It's a good place if u wanna spend some time alone.

4.40 (1.5K reviews) (~4.42 km from centre)

Munshi Ghat

Hindu temple

👍👍 Munshi ghat is most beautiful ghat /bank of Varansi River. And this place offers the epic look in very morning and light sunshine ☀️. This is centre of all ghats from where you can roam anywhere. It is nearby historical Manikarnika Ghat where all the time 24×7 dead bodies are burnt🔥. And the line o...

4.40 (386 reviews) (~3.36 km from centre)

Scindia Ghat

Religious destination

👍👍 People came to this ghat for bathing purpose...after finishing the pyre ritual performed on Manikarnika Ghat... considering to be a good ghat...lying just besides the Manikarnika Ghat...boat ride is available here at almost all the time specially to Rajghat and for Assi ghat...

4.40 (375 reviews) (~2.73 km from centre)

Gaay Ghat

Religious destination

👍👍 One of the cleanest ghats of Varanasi Less crowded, clean water, amazing visuals. You can spend hours sitting beside the Ghat and enjoy breeze. The name is derived from old times where people used to graze their cows and they used to drink water from this ghat. There is a cow sculpture along with...

4.40 (350 reviews) (~2.42 km from centre)

Chousatti Ghat

Historical place

👍👍 Choushati Ghat is a popular ghat (steps leading down to a river) located on the banks of the Ganges river in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The name Choushati Ghat means "the ghat of 64 steps" and refers to the number of steps that lead down to the river. The ghat is known for its religious signifi...

4.40 (348 reviews) (~3.45 km from centre)

Brahma Ghat

Religious destination

👍 We visit this ghat during uttarayan here is less crowded instead of other ghat we enjoy lots of kites here with here's batman's children all navik(boat drivers) are very good, we higher a personal boat to Dashashwamedh ghat for only in 200 inr.. On the way navik shows all the ghats and tell that his...

4.40 (196 reviews) (~2.49 km from centre)

Ganga Mahal Ghat (2)

Religious destination

👍 The Ganga river banks is little polluted despite that people take a holy dip into the river. There are a number of Ghat in the bank where dead bodies are burnt.

4.40 (175 reviews) (~2.69 km from centre)

Chauki Ghat

Hindu temple

👍👍 Hi, everyone Chauki ghat is not as famous as other ghats of varanasi. It is located between chhameshwar ghat and kaidarghat. Chauki ghat there is one temple of naga shadhu. Shani temple, apart from it there is public toilet as well. There is few good hotel as well as asharam. To reach this place i...

4.40 (83 reviews) (~3.89 km from centre)

Panchkot Ghat

Religious destination

👍 Beauty of this place at night.

4.40 (77 reviews) (~4.69 km from centre)

Digpatiya Ghat

Religious destination

👍 The Digpatia Ghat is the lower portion of Chausatthi Ghat. It was built by King Digpati of Bengal in 1830 AD. King Digpati had built temples, a palace and also a residence. The Yogini temple of the ghat is one of the important temples. Special ‘puja’ is done in the months of March and April in Yogin...

4.40 (38 reviews) (~3.58 km from centre)

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Top rated Religious destinations in Varanasi, India