Sethani Ghat is a 19th-century construction along the banks of the river Narmada at

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. It is one of the largest

ghats Ghat, a term used in the Indian subcontinent, depending on the context could refer either to a range of stepped hills with valleys (ghati in Hindi), such as the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats; or the series of steps leading down to a body of ...

. During Narmada Jayanti celebrations the ghat comes alive when thousands of people converge on the ghats and diyas are floated in the river. The ghat was built after generous contributions by Jankibai Sethani from the Sharma family in

after devotees complained to her about the difficulty in getting to the river, Hence the ghat is named after her. It is one of the few examples of public infrastructure built through private funding in India. A photo of Narmada from Sethani ghat can be seen in the book ''Jungle Rahe Taki Narmada Bahe!'', by Pankaj Srivastava.

References

* Gazetier, Narmadapuram District, Govt. of India

External links

* http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/gallery/0092/009201.jpg * https://web.archive.org/web/20070928223932/http://madhyapradeshtourism.com/site_seeing.asp?id=d22 * http://www.india9.com/i9show/31016.htm Buildings and structures in Madhya Pradesh Hoshangabad Ghats of India Religion in Madhya Pradesh Tourist attractions in Hoshangabad district {{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub