The Queen of the Malwa kingdom (Indore, MP referenced in the video), Ahilyabai Holkar, donated 22x40 kilos of gold for Viswanath Temple, which is just a bit off the ghats in Varanasi. In fact, besides this, Ahilyabai has worked and contributed to well over two dozens temples and ghats all across India. She was also known as the "philoshper's queen'.
You also see the mention of Munsi Ghat from Maharaja of Nagpur. You also see Darbhanga Ghat, donated by Maharaja of Darbhanga, Bihar.
He suspects that though I speak the local Bhojpuri dialect, I do not reside in Varanasi. He suspects that my English accent is not local, which is a fact. :) These guys know their stuff. Even an x-local can not fool'em. :)
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