Scindia Ghat is best known for a striking, half-submerged Shiva temple that tilts dramatically into the river — the result of the ghat's sheer weight causing part of the original 19th-century construction to collapse into the Ganga not long after it was built.
The ghat was built by Maharani Baizabai Scindia of Gwalior, and local tradition holds that this is the site where Agni, the fire god, was born — giving the location a layer of mythological significance that predates its royal-era construction. The submerged temple, now partly underwater year-round, has become one of the most recognisable and photographed sights on the river specifically because of its tilt, rather than in spite of it.
The ghat also carries a tradition among some devotees of praying here for a son, adding a specific devotional purpose to what is otherwise primarily a landmark stop on any boat ride through the central ghats.
the tilting, half-submerged Shiva temple
photography, a short stop between Manikarnika and Lalita ghats
Southern riverfront, near Assi
Royal Heritage GhatCentral riverfront, next to Dashashwamedh Ghat
Royal Heritage GhatCentral riverfront, near Munshi Ghat
Royal Heritage GhatFar northern riverfront, near Malaviya Bridge
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