It's a useful example of how the ghats' names and boundaries have kept shifting over the last century, even along a riverfront that feels, at first glance, unchanging — newer landmarks like hospitals and bridges have occasionally reshaped how a stretch of steps gets referred to locally.
its modern (1962) naming after the nearby V.S. Mehta hospital
Far northern riverfront, near Khidkiya Ghat
Bathing & Sunrise GhatSouthern end of the riverfront, at the Assi–Ganga confluence
Religious GhatCentral riverfront, below Vishwanath Gali
Cremation GhatCentral riverfront, between Dashashwamedh and Scindia Ghat
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