जैन घाट

Jain Ghat is a place of austere beauty — quiet, contemplative, and deeply tied to the ancient Jain tradition that once flourished along the banks of the Ganga. Varanasi is considered a Jain Tirtha, or holy place, because of the belief that four Jain Tirthankaras were born there. Specifically, Jain tradition identifies Kashi as the birthplace of Suparshvanath, Chandraprabhu, Shreyanshnath, and Parshvanath, who are the 7th, 8th, 11th, and 23rd

Tirthankaras respectively.

The ghat features an elevated dome-shaped Digambar temple where Jain devotees come to pray and bathe. This temple was built in 1885 in commemoration of the birth of the 7th Jain Tirthankara Suparshvanath, in the neighbourhood.

Before 1931, Jain Ghat was part of Vachchharaj Ghat. But when Babu Shekhar Chanda built this part separately and gave the name with support of Jain monks, it came to be called the Jain Ghat.

The ghat itself is modest, marked by clean steps, serene shrines, and a prevailing air of detachment from the world’s noise. On certain days, you may see monks in white robes or sky-clad Digambara ascetics, walking mindfully along the river’s edge — living embodiments of the Jain ideals of simplicity and spiritual purity.