the Ghat in Banaras has been written about so much that possibly my review can not add any more facts to what is already known, I still feel compelled to add my two cents for how everyone who does take a boat-ride along the Assi ghat goes through the entire gamut of emotions. You encounter life and death; scarcity and surplus all in one stretch of a ride. If you do go, please stay for the sunset AArti as it fills the air with music and chanting and light and a wonderful sensory experience