Bithoor Ganga - Ganges

Gaumukh	Gangotri	Tehri and Uttar Kanshi	Devprayag
Rishikesh	Haridwar	Garhmukteshwar	Bithoor
Kanpur	Allahabad -Trivani	Varanasi - Banarase	Patna - Gaya
Murshidabad	Mayapur	Calcutta	Ganga Sagar

Bithoor

The quiet and beautiful township of Bithoor is situated on the Kannauj Road, 27 km from Kanpur. Situated on the banks of the Ganga, this tranquil spot is of considerable historical and religious importance. According to Hindu scriptures Lord Brahma came to Utpalaranya, as it was known then, for the creation of mankind. The place which first witnessed the creation of mankind came to be known as Brahmavarta or the seat of Brahma. Later Brahma installed a Shivalinga which is still worshipped as Brahmeshwar Mahadeva at the principal Ghat of Bithoor, The Brahmavarta Ghat. A nail of the horse shoe which is embedded in the steps of the Ghat is an object of special reverence for devotees, considered to be of Brahma’s horse, while going for Ashwamedha Yajna. On the completion of the Yajna, the forests of Utpalaranya, became known as Brahmavarta, from which the popular name, Bithoor is derived. In later centuries Brahmavarta flourished as the capital of the kingdom of Utpalaranya, over which ruled the emperor Uttanpad. His son Dhruva penanced here in order to please Brahma. The place is pointed out to be Dhruva Teela.

View of the Brahmavart ghaT from boat on the ganga.

The stairs leading down to the river have a small temple in the middle. This temple has a shrine with a peg sticking out of it. This peg is the axis around which the universe is turning (brahma = universe, Avarta = rotation; brahmavart = the spot about which the universe rotates).

Bithoor was the capital of the Pargana from 1811 to 1819. After the departure of the courts, the place was assigned as a residence to Baji Rao, the deposed Peshwa. The palace of Nana Sahib was reduced to rubble by the British in 1857 and the only traces remaining of it are some large well heads and broken palace walls.

The historic town of Bithoor, once famous by the name of ‘Bavan Ghaton ki Nagri’, (city of 52 Ghats) today left with only 29 Ghats.
Area: 05 sq. km
Population: 7665 (1991 census)
Altitude: 126 mtrs. Above sea level
Season: October-March
Clothing: (Summer) Cottons, (Winter Woolens)
Transport: Tempo/Taxi/Rickshaw/Tonga
Language: Hindi
Festivals: Kartik Poornima Magh Poornima, Makar Sankranti Mela
STD: 0512-712

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Valmiki Ashram
This ashram is located at a height and accessible by a flight of stairs known as the "stairway to heaven". A panoramic vie of Bithoor can be enjoyed from this ashram.
Brahmavart Ghat
This is considered the holiest Ghat of Bithoor. Devotees of Lord Brahma pray at the altar of the "Wooden Slippers" after a ritual dip in the Ganga.
Patthar Ghat
The foundation stone of this red sandstone Ghat was laid by Tikait Rai, a minister of Awadh State. There is a massive temple her dedicated to Lord Shiva. The shivlinga in the temple is made of "Kasauti" or the philosopher's stone.
Dhruva teela
This marks the place where the child Dhruva meditated single mindedly as he stood on one leg. As a reward, God granted Dhruva the divine boon to shine for all time as a star.
Other places of interest include Ram Janki temple, Luv-Kush temple, Haridham Ashram and Nana Rao Smarak.

Gaumukh	Gangotri	Tehri	Devprayag
Rishikesh	Haridwar	Garhmukteshwar	Bithoor
Kanpur	Allahabad	Varanasi	Patna
Murshidabad	Mayapur	Calcutta	Ganga Sagar

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