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Triveni Ghat

Coordinates: 29°59′4.834″N 78°54′55.733″E / 29.98467611°N 78.91548139°E / 29.98467611; 78.91548139
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Triveni Ghat
Triveni Ghat
Statue of Krishna and Arjuna upon a chariot, Triveni Ghat
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictDehradun
Location
LocationRishikesh, Uttarakhand
StateUttarakhand
Country India
Triveni Ghat is located in Uttarakhand
Triveni Ghat
Location in Uttarakhand
Geographic coordinates29°59′4.834″N 78°54′55.733″E / 29.98467611°N 78.91548139°E / 29.98467611; 78.91548139
Website
rishikesh.app/triveni-ghat

The Triveni Ghat is a ghat situated in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. It is the biggest and most famous ghat in Rishikesh, located at the banks of the Ganges.

Devotees visit the ghat to take ritual baths, believing it cleanses them of their sins. It is also used for the performance of the last rites ritual. The ghat is famed for the Ganga arti, performed to the chants of Vedic hymns. The Gita Temple, Triveni Mata Temple, and the Lakshmi-Narayan Temple are located at its banks.

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