The ghat where poet-saint Tulsidas lived while writing the Ramcharitmanas — and home to the spectacular Nag Nathaiya festival.
Just north of Assi Ghat, this ghat honours Goswami Tulsidas, the 16th-century saint and poet who lived here while composing the Ramcharitmanas. It was earlier known as Lolark Ghat.
It was here, beside the river, that Tulsidas spent his years composing the Ramcharitmanas — the Ramayana retold in Awadhi, the everyday language of the people, which made the epic loved in every home of North India. A small Hanuman temple on the ghat keeps his memory alive.
Once a year in Kartik (October–November), the river itself becomes a stage. In the Nag Nathaiya lila, a boy playing young Krishna leaps into the Ganga and rises standing on the serpent Kaliya, while thousands cheer from the steps and from boats. Local tradition credits Tulsidas with beginning this celebration.
A short walk inland is Lolark Kund, a deep, ancient stepped well. Couples come here on Lolark Shashthi to pray for children, and its water is considered healing.
Tulsi Ghat is one of the first ghats you pass on a sunrise ride from Assi Ghat. Ramnagar Fort stands on the opposite bank.
Last updated: 8 October 2026 · All Varanasi guides
