The Assi Ghat is one of the five special ghats situated in the south, at the sangam of Ganga and Asi where pilgrims are supposed to bathe at in sequence during the ritual route called Panchatirthi Yatra. The Assi is described as dried stream in puranic literature.The temple of Jagannatha (One of the Char Dham Yatra) lies close to the old route of the Assi river.The Kashi Khanda says "All the other tirthas that girdle the earth are not equal to a sixteenth part of the tirthas at Asi confluence". This is one of the famous sites for celebrating Surya Sasthi ("the six day of the sun" as mother goddess) festival held on fifth and sixth light- half fortnight of the Kartika month (Oct.-Nov.).