Referred to in the Matsya Purana, one of the important religious texts of the Hindus the Assi Ghat, Varanasi is one the most promising places of Hindu worship. Assi in Hindi means eighty. Not only does the Matsya Purana mention the existence of this Ghat from the origin of life, but one can also find references to it in the Kurma Purana, Padma Purana and Agni Purana. The southernmost Ghat in Varanasi is called the Assi…