Earlier this was part of the Dashashwamedha Ghat, as described by Motichand (1985). In 1979 in memory and honour of Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India (1950-1962), this was named after him and made pucca by the Municipal Corporation of Varanasi. According to Kashiprasad Jaiswal (1931) in the 3rd century CE the Bharshiva Naga kings had performed ashvamedha (“horse sacrifice ritual”) and the servants and the main horse took bath at this site, thus the name “Ghoda” (horse) ghat. Till 1958 at the bank there was a huge image of the “horse”, a symbolic memory of ashvamedha. It is believed that this horse-image is shifted to Sankatamocan temple from where it is vanished, and yet no trace has been found.. It is also notable that during 7th-19th century this was a known site for the marketing of horses; for transporting horses boats were used. Till early 1980s this ghat was also used as the ferry station dealing with the business of wood, sand and stone plates. The renovation and restructuring were done in 1984 by the government of Uttar Pradesh. Of course, here too pilgrims take bath but their number is negligible. On the upper portion in the vicinity, there are three shrines of Durga, Rama Pancayatana and Shiva. This ghat has direct access by the main road lin
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