Tulsi Ghat
Tulsi Ghat is one of the ghats in Varanasi . It is named after Tulsidas who lived here when he wrote the Ramcharitmanas . Before that, the Tulsi Ghat was known as the Lolark Ghat. In 1941 it was reinforced and re-fortified by the industrialist Baldeo Das Birla .
Cultural activities
The Tulsi Ghat is associated with some important activities such as Lolark Sasthi at Lolark Kunda ("May one be blessed with sons and a long life") and the sacred bath to be cured of leprosy and skin diseases. The Lolark Sasthi celebration falls on the sixth day of the bright half of Bhadrapad. During the kartik in October or November, Krishna Lila , a story or narrative about Lila by Krishna ( Nag Nathaiya ), is performed here.
activities
The Tulsi Ghat is the location of the Sankat Mochan Foundation, a non-governmental organization that has been aiming to clean up the Ganges River since 1982 . The Sankat Mochan Foundation is one of the large organizations of the "Ganga cleaning project". Veer Bhadra Mishra , an environmental and social activist who is also the manager of the Sankat Mochan Foundation, lives here at Tulsi Ghat. Mishra got from the United Nations Environment Program honoring Global 500 Roll of Honor in the 1992nd
theft
In December 2011, a version of the Tulsidas Ramcharitmana was stolen from the Hanuman Temple at Tulsi Ghat. This Awadhi language manuscript has been kept in this temple since 1701 after it was discovered in 1623.
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- ↑ Tulsi Ghat Ganga Ghats of Varanasi . Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated May 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from February 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Piyush Srivastava: Tulsidas's rare manuscript stolen from Varanasi temple . In: indiatoday.intoday.in . December 24, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
