पंचकोट घाट

Tucked between more crowded ghats, Panchakot Ghat sits like a quiet chapter in a larger epic — unhurried, regal, and half-lost to time. Built by the King of Panchakot, a zamindari estate from present-day West-Bengal, this ghat served as their riverfront residence — a spiritual home away from home in the sacred city of Kashi. It was built in the 19th century and is known for its unique structure with pillars featuring small baskets near the riverbank,

often illuminated in the evenings.

The palatial structure that rises above it — now fading, ivy-wrapped, and touched by neglect — once echoed with the footsteps of kings and priests. Arched balconies open toward the river, not for display, but for private darshan of the Ganga. You can almost imagine the royals standing there at dawn, heads bowed, as the first light kissed the water and the city awoke with prayer.

Unlike the more ritual-heavy ghats, Panchakot feels personal, ancestral — a place where faith was practiced quietly, without the press of crowds. Even today, the air holds a stillness that suggests memory rather than movement.