Tulsīdās at Tulsī Ghāṭ

Tulsīdās at Tulsī Ghāṭ

Tradition: Hindu / Vaishnava / Rāma-bhakti

The Place

• Location: Varanasi (Tulsī Ghāṭ), Varanasi (25.2984°N, 82.9775°E) Uttar Pradesh
• Historical: 1532–1623 CE

Story

Gosvāmī Tulsīdās (1532–1623) — author of the Rāmcaritamānas (Awadhi retelling of the Ramayana), which is arguably the most-read Hindu scripture of the last 400 years. He lived at Assi Ghat in Varanasi; his Hanuman temple at Sankat Mochan (Varanasi) is one of the most-visited Hanuman shrines. The Rām-Līlā of Ramnagar (Varanasi) — performed every Āśvin — is based on his text; 31 consecutive evenings of theatrical performance attended by the Maharaja of Banaras in traditional form. His verses are memorised by village women and sung daily.

Worship & Mantra

Śrī Rām Jay Rām Jay Jay Rām

Festival Cycle

• Tulsī Jayantī (Shrāvaṇa Śukla 7 (July–August), 1 day)
• Rām-Līlā of Ramnagar (Āśvin (September–October), 31 days)

Why This Entry Matters

Every tradition in India — textual, oral, tribal, regional, syncretic — deserves first-person recognition. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.