Sankhamul ghats

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Sankhamul ghats are a series of traditional riverfront steps and cremation sites in Kathmandu, Nepal, used for Hindu religious rituals and ceremonies along the Bagmati River.

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Sankhamul ghat 1
Sankhamul ghats canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu cremation site
pilgrimage place
religious site
riverfront steps
adjacentTo urban residential areas of Kathmandu
altName Sankhamul cremation ghats
Sankhamul ghat
linked to: Sankhamul ghats
country Nepal
culturalSignificance site for last rites and ancestor rituals
traditional riverfront ritual space
environmentalIssue water pollution in Bagmati River
hasPart pyre platforms
riverfront terraces
stone steps
heritageStatus traditional religious site (not formally UNESCO listed)
languageUsed Nepali
locatedIn Bagmati Province
Kathmandu
Kathmandu District
Nepal
locatedOnRiver Bagmati River
near Sankhamul bridge
linked to: Sankhamul Bridge
partOf Bagmati River sacred landscape
religion Hinduism
servesCommunity Hindu communities of Kathmandu
usedFor Hindu cremation rituals
Hindu religious ceremonies
funeral rites
ritual bathing

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Bagmati River religiousSiteOnBanks Sankhamul ghats
Sankhamul ghats altName Sankhamul ghat
linked to: Sankhamul ghats