Sheetla Ghat
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Sheetla Ghat is one of the eighty-four main ghats on the banks of the Ganga in Kashi and holds great importance. It was originally part of Dashashwamedh Ghat. In the early 18th century, Ahilyabai Holkar, queen of the Indore princely state, renovated the ghat and carried out several improvements for the convenience of devotees. A few years after its reconstruction, the Sheetla Mata temple was established here, and the ghat came to be known as Sheetla Ghat. The temple is noted for its distinctive architecture. The ghat draws visitors throughout the year, but especially large crowds gather during Chaitra and Sharadiya Navratri, when devotees bathe and make offerings at the ghat.