India GOBoat ride Varanasi
Dawn row along the ghats, with the aarti explained
Board a rowing boat while it is still dark and move north along the ghat line as the city wakes, with a guide naming the ghats and unpacking what the fire-and-lamp aarti ritual is actually doing.
from ₹500 · Daily, departing before sunrise. The evening counterpart runs around 18:00–20:00 at Dashashwamedh Ghat.
Sunrise on the Ganga with a ghat boatman
Walk down to the river before first light, agree a fare with one of the boatmen waiting on the steps and drift past the ghats as the city begins its day.
from ₹300 · Before dawn: leave the ghat about 45 minutes before sunrise, when the river is still dark.
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