The origin of the English 'ghat' is Sanskrit: घट्ट, ghaṭṭa and is normally translated as ghaṭ, quay, landing or bathing place, as well as, steps by a river-side.[3] The word 'ghat' has also been derived from Dravidian etymons such as the Tamil and Kannada word kaadu (காடு/ಕಾಡು; forest, side of a mountain, ridge) or Telugukatta and gattu (dam and embankment).[This quote needs a citation]
Typesedit
River ghatsedit
These are bathing wharves on a river.[4] The 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 of these were constructed under the patronage of various Maratha rulers such as Ahilyabai Holkar (Queen of the Malwa Kingdom from 1767 to 1795) in the 18th century.[5]
In Madhya Pradesh in central India there are further significant ghats along the Narmada River. People who live on the steps are also called ghats.
Shmashana, the cremation ghatsedit
A late 18th-century painting of Pune with the Shmashana ghat at the confluence of Mula and Mutha rivers in the foreground
Ghats such as these are useful for both mundane purposes (such as cleaning) and religious rites (i.e. ritual bathing or ablutions); there are also specific "shmashana" or "cremation" ghats where bodies are cremated waterside, allowing ashes to be washed away by rivers; notable ones are Nigambodh Ghat and Raj Ghat in Delhi on the Yamuna, the latter of which was the cremation area for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and numerous political leaders after him, and the Manikarnika Ghat at Varanasi on the Ganges.[6]
As place name suffixedit
"Ghat" and "Ghata" is also a suffix used in several place names across the subcontinent. This is an incomplete list:
The word is also used in some places outside the Indian subcontinent. For example, in George Town, Penang in Malaysia, the label "Ghaut" is used to identify the extensions of those streets which formerly ended in ghats before reclamation of the quayside (e.g., Church St Ghaut, in MalayGat Lebuh Gereja, is the name of the extension of Church St beyond where the street used to descend to the water via a ghat). In both Penang and Singapore, there are areas named Dhoby Ghaut (dhobi meaning "launderer" or "laundry", depending on whether it refers to a person or a business).
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For other uses see Ghat disambiguation Ghat a term used in the Indian subcontinent 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 1 2 Munshi GhatDashashwamedh Ghat on the Ganges river in Varanasi Contents 1 Etymology 2 Types 2 1 River ghats 2 2 Shmashana the cremation ghats 2 3 As place name suffix 3 Outside Indian subcontinent 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEtymology editThe origin of the English ghat is Sanskrit घट ट ghaṭṭa and is normally translated as ghaṭ quay landing or bathing place as well as steps by a river side 3 The word ghat has also been derived from Dravidian etymons such as the Tamil and Kannada word kaadu க ட ಕ ಡ forest side of a mountain ridge or Telugu katta and gattu dam and embankment This quote needs a citation Types editRiver ghats edit These are bathing wharves on a river 4 The 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 of these were constructed under the patronage of various Maratha rulers such as Ahilyabai Holkar Queen of the Malwa Kingdom from 1767 to 1795 in the 18th century 5 In Madhya Pradesh in central India there are further significant ghats along the Narmada River People who live on the steps are also called ghats Shmashana the cremation ghats edit nbsp A late 18th century painting of Pune with the Shmashana ghat at the confluence of Mula and Mutha rivers in the foregroundGhats such as these are useful for both mundane purposes such as cleaning and religious rites i e ritual bathing or ablutions there are also specific shmashana or cremation ghats where bodies are cremated waterside allowing ashes to be washed away by rivers notable ones are Nigambodh Ghat and Raj Ghat in Delhi on the Yamuna the latter of which was the cremation area for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and numerous political leaders after him and the Manikarnika Ghat at Varanasi on the Ganges 6 As place name suffix edit Ghat and Ghata is also a suffix used in several place names across the subcontinent This is an incomplete list Balaghat Madhya Pradesh India Balurghat West Bengal India Batiaghata Khulna Bangladesh Charghat Rajshahi Bangladesh Chunarughat Habiganj Bangladesh Devghat Nepal Gaighat Nepal Ghatail Tangail Bangladesh Ghoraghat Dinajpur Bangladesh Goalandaghat Rajbari Bangladesh Golaghat Assam India Gowainghat Sylhet Bangladesh Haluaghat Mymensingh Bangladesh Kanaighat Sylhet Bangladesh Pasighat Arunachal Pradesh India Patharghata Barguna Bangladesh Saghata Gaibandha BangladeshOutside Indian subcontinent editThe word is also used in some places outside the Indian subcontinent For example in George Town Penang in Malaysia the label Ghaut is used to identify the extensions of those streets which formerly ended in ghats before reclamation of the quayside e g Church St Ghaut in Malay Gat Lebuh Gereja is the name of the extension of Church St beyond where the street used to descend to the water via a ghat In both Penang and Singapore there are areas named Dhoby Ghaut dhobi meaning launderer or laundry depending on whether it refers to a person or a business Aapravasi Ghat or The Immigration Depot is a building complex located in Port Louis on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius the first British colony to receive indentured or contracted labour workforce from India 7 From 1849 to 1923 half a million Indian indentured labourers passed through the Immigration Depot to be transported to plantations throughout the British Empire The large scale migration of the laborers left an indelible mark on the societies of many former British colonies with Indians constituting a substantial proportion of their national populations 8 In Mauritius alone 68 percent of the current total population is of Indian ancestry The Immigration Depot has thus become an important reference point in the history and cultural identity of Mauritius 9 10 See also editGhats in Varanasi Ghat Roads Surinaam Ghat Temple tankReferences edit Sunithi L Narayan Revathy Nagaswami 1992 Discover sublime India handbook for tourists Page 5 Ghat definition Cambridge dictionary Source Monnier Williams Sanskrit English Dictionary 1 ghaṭṭa Bose Melia Belli 2017 Women Gender and Art in Asia c 1500 1900 Routledge ISBN 9781351536554 Retrieved 18 August 2021 also it is a component which help the people to worship their lord and uses for tarpan Eck Diana L 1999 Banaras city of light repr ed New York Columbia University Press pp 90 222 ISBN 9780231114479 Retrieved 5 September 2017 Funeral pyre to be set up in Lahore Daily Times Pakistan Archived from the original on 2007 02 13 Deerpalsingh Saloni An Overview of Indentured Labour Immigration in Mauritius Global People of Indian Origin GOPIO Souvenir Magazine July 2007 Archived from the original on 2013 08 04 Retrieved 11 September 2009 The Caribbean PDF High Level Committee on Indian Diaspora Archived from the original PDF on 2009 06 19 Retrieved 11 September 2009 Torabully Khal 2 November 2007 Coolitude and the symbolism of the Aapravasi ghat Retrieved 10 September 2009 Mauritius History and Remembrance allAfrica 2 November 2004 Retrieved 4 November 2004 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ghats Ghats of Varanasi webpage at Varanasi official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ghat amp oldid 1173905829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
