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Ranit Bhowmik
Kolkata (Calcutta), India7 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Famous Leaning temple near ghat.. Temple stays submerged most of the time.. Lord Shiva stays underwater.... Good vibes around
Written 30 October 2023
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Pranab Pal @paltravelogue
Navi Mumbai, India480 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
We went to Varanasi / Banaras for a week long trip during early March 2020 just before Coronavirus Pandemic erupt in India .
This was truly a memorable trip for us of 2020 !
After seeing the mesmerizing programme of “Subah – e – Banaras” followed by morning sunrise at Assi Ghat , we went for a morning boat ride ⛵ ……..
After Chet Singh Ghat and Manikarnika Ghat , we reached just near to it ……. the Scindia Ghat !
Scindia Ghat in Varanasi was built by "Scindias" and hence the name.
It is located North of Manikarnika Ghat and the tilted Ratneshwar Shiva Temple at this Ghat is partially submerged in the Ganges river.
According to mythology, Agni, the Hindu God of Fire was born here.
Scindia Ghat is famous for having the old Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple which is partially submerged into the Ganges water at the shore.
It is also referred to as “Kashi Karvat” (‘Kashi’ is the ancient name for Varanasi and ‘Karvat’ means leaning in Hindi).
A News report said that one of the beliefs held regarding the temple is that the 'Ghat' had collapsed and leaned backwards after not being able to withstand its weight…….. The temple supposedly stood straight before the 1860s.
It stated that the temple is famous for having a tilt of about ‘nine degrees’.
The tilt is Higher Than the world-famous monument in Italy, ‘Leaning Tower of Pisa’ or the Torre Pendente di Pisa was built back in 1173.
As per the latest update, the tower leans at 3.99 degrees owing to extensive work done to straighten the tower.
Therefore, it is true that the Leaning Tower of Pisa leans about 4 degrees, less than Ratneshwar Temple which leans at over 9 degrees.
Uniqueness of Ratneshwar Temple :
The temple finds a special mention because it leans at about 9 degrees.
It is also known as Kashi Karvat, which means a temple of Kashi which leans on one side and despite being underwater for most time of the year the temple is well preserved.
According to some references, the architects of the temple build it under water purposely.
Some fables say that the priests in the 19th century used to swim underwater to perform prayers in the temple.
The legends which rounds the temple comes before 1860, near around when the temple was constructed which says that it was built by a servant of Raja Man Singh for his mother, Ratna Bai.
What ever the truth of the story, it is indeed a heart warming tale!
Today the ‘Leaning tower of Pisa’ stands amongst one of the famous world heritage site as listed by UNESCO and attracts thousands of tourists every year.
However surprisingly, the Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple doesn’t even stand as a tourist spot and fails to receive any tourist attention which comes to Varanasi.
As the temple today stands lost and anonymous amongst the many other unparalleled medieval architectures, efforts should be made to get recognition and appreciation to its unshared exclusive features.
The temple is diversified and rich in itself, hence it should be well sustained without bothering its uniqueness.
You will find the place by walking 🚶on the Ghats across Ganges river or taking the boad trip ⛵ .
I strongly recommend this place in your Varanasi itinerary !! 👍👍
This was truly a memorable trip for us of 2020 !
After seeing the mesmerizing programme of “Subah – e – Banaras” followed by morning sunrise at Assi Ghat , we went for a morning boat ride ⛵ ……..
After Chet Singh Ghat and Manikarnika Ghat , we reached just near to it ……. the Scindia Ghat !
Scindia Ghat in Varanasi was built by "Scindias" and hence the name.
It is located North of Manikarnika Ghat and the tilted Ratneshwar Shiva Temple at this Ghat is partially submerged in the Ganges river.
According to mythology, Agni, the Hindu God of Fire was born here.
Scindia Ghat is famous for having the old Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple which is partially submerged into the Ganges water at the shore.
It is also referred to as “Kashi Karvat” (‘Kashi’ is the ancient name for Varanasi and ‘Karvat’ means leaning in Hindi).
A News report said that one of the beliefs held regarding the temple is that the 'Ghat' had collapsed and leaned backwards after not being able to withstand its weight…….. The temple supposedly stood straight before the 1860s.
It stated that the temple is famous for having a tilt of about ‘nine degrees’.
The tilt is Higher Than the world-famous monument in Italy, ‘Leaning Tower of Pisa’ or the Torre Pendente di Pisa was built back in 1173.
As per the latest update, the tower leans at 3.99 degrees owing to extensive work done to straighten the tower.
Therefore, it is true that the Leaning Tower of Pisa leans about 4 degrees, less than Ratneshwar Temple which leans at over 9 degrees.
Uniqueness of Ratneshwar Temple :
The temple finds a special mention because it leans at about 9 degrees.
It is also known as Kashi Karvat, which means a temple of Kashi which leans on one side and despite being underwater for most time of the year the temple is well preserved.
According to some references, the architects of the temple build it under water purposely.
Some fables say that the priests in the 19th century used to swim underwater to perform prayers in the temple.
The legends which rounds the temple comes before 1860, near around when the temple was constructed which says that it was built by a servant of Raja Man Singh for his mother, Ratna Bai.
What ever the truth of the story, it is indeed a heart warming tale!
Today the ‘Leaning tower of Pisa’ stands amongst one of the famous world heritage site as listed by UNESCO and attracts thousands of tourists every year.
However surprisingly, the Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple doesn’t even stand as a tourist spot and fails to receive any tourist attention which comes to Varanasi.
As the temple today stands lost and anonymous amongst the many other unparalleled medieval architectures, efforts should be made to get recognition and appreciation to its unshared exclusive features.
The temple is diversified and rich in itself, hence it should be well sustained without bothering its uniqueness.
You will find the place by walking 🚶on the Ghats across Ganges river or taking the boad trip ⛵ .
I strongly recommend this place in your Varanasi itinerary !! 👍👍
Written 21 October 2020
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Indiana_Jonesse
San Francisco, CA7,370 contributions
Dec 2019
We stopped here and upon moving around the temple, it gives different angles. It is next to the history pool (empty now) where the great bathed. It looks like it is leaning but it is actually in tact.
Written 24 December 2019
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SubhrajyotiC
Kolkata (Calcutta), India276 contributions
Apr 2019
The ghat is located in Ghasi Tola of Varanasi is more than 150 years old built in 1850. This ghat is also the birth place of Lord of Fire, Agni where fire never stops burning. There is an old Shiva temple, which is partly submerged into the river.
Written 30 August 2019
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indianeast
Calgary, Canada73 contributions
Jun 2019 • Family
Scindia Ghat has some good temples such as Budeshwar, Brihaspatheshwar and Mangaleshwar temples which are installed by planets Mercury, Jupiter and Mars. these lingas should be worshipped for corresponding astrological problems
Written 13 June 2019
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Dinesh C
Kozhikode, India22 contributions
Mar 2019 • Family
We stayed in Hotel East View at Scindia Ghat. The ghat when we reached in the afthernoon was not very clean and we thought it was a mistake that we booked this hotel. However, by the time we freshened up and was ready, the ghat had transformed. Thanks to the Namami Gange project and the dutiful workers.
The ghat has a famous Hanuman Temple near maa Ganga and several ancient but lesser known temples behind the hotel hidden in the allies. we visited several temples, including the Atmeshwar temple.
The Tilting temple is on the way to Manikarnika ghat, which is hardly 10 minutes walk through the ghats frpm Hotel East View.
Suggest to wake up at sunrise and take a walk to Manikarnika.. the experience is beyond words.
Jai Kashi Vishwanath Jai Maa Gange!!
The ghat has a famous Hanuman Temple near maa Ganga and several ancient but lesser known temples behind the hotel hidden in the allies. we visited several temples, including the Atmeshwar temple.
The Tilting temple is on the way to Manikarnika ghat, which is hardly 10 minutes walk through the ghats frpm Hotel East View.
Suggest to wake up at sunrise and take a walk to Manikarnika.. the experience is beyond words.
Jai Kashi Vishwanath Jai Maa Gange!!
Written 6 April 2019
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satishsatya
Bengaluru, India95 contributions
Dec 2018 • Family
Legend has it that this temple built on the Scindia ghat by the then ruler was to write off the debt he owed to his loving mother. Soon after he built the temple he is supposed to have conveyed to his mom that her debt has been repaid by him with this monument. No sooner that he said this the temple is said to have tilted from its foundation, a la leaning tower of Pisa! Thus proving mothers love cannot be repaid! What ever the truth of the story, it is indeed a heart warming tale!
Written 4 February 2019
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hoosainnarker
Cape Town Central, South Africa6,346 contributions
Dec 2018 • Friends
an Interesting place with a temple that at times are submerged under water. Close to the "burning" ghat, it often allows for some peaceful moments when it becomes to crowded elsewhere.
Written 14 January 2019
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Sinchita S
Mumbai, India176 contributions
Nov 2018 • Solo
The tilted Shiva temple lies partially submerged in the river as a result of the sheer weight of the ghat's construction around 150 years back. Above the ghat, several of Kashi's most influential shrines are hidden within the right maze of alleyways of the area known as Siddha Kshetra (the field of fulfillment). Vireshvara, the Lord Of All Heroes, was supposed to have been born here.
Among the legends revolving around the partially submerged temple of Ratneshwar, the most popular one is of a boy named Man Singh, who wanted to pay off his mother's (Ratna Bai) love and that way could part ways without any binding since his mother was courting a man and wanted to marry him. But she refused to break the bond from her end, instead, asked him to do so from his end. So the son decided to come to the holy city of Kashi and build Lord Shiva's temple and that's how clear the debt of love. As the story goes, after the construction his mother cursed the temple stating that nothing can pay off a mother's love for her child. And since then the temple was damned and remains submerged in water. During summers when the water goes down the entry to the garbagriha becomes visible and some even visit.
Among the legends revolving around the partially submerged temple of Ratneshwar, the most popular one is of a boy named Man Singh, who wanted to pay off his mother's (Ratna Bai) love and that way could part ways without any binding since his mother was courting a man and wanted to marry him. But she refused to break the bond from her end, instead, asked him to do so from his end. So the son decided to come to the holy city of Kashi and build Lord Shiva's temple and that's how clear the debt of love. As the story goes, after the construction his mother cursed the temple stating that nothing can pay off a mother's love for her child. And since then the temple was damned and remains submerged in water. During summers when the water goes down the entry to the garbagriha becomes visible and some even visit.
Written 11 January 2019
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TravellerMentor
Navi Mumbai, India550 contributions
Oct 2018 • Solo
This is one of the Ghat among seven other ghats, many myths have been associated with this place, it is been said if we take holy bath over you get the blessing of Holy riverGanga. Beautiful scenic was there, it was awesome.
Written 17 December 2018
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