Ambulinga Ghat is a bathing place depicted in the religious textChaitanya Bhagavata, written byVrindavana Dasa Thakura in the mid-16th century.[1] It is considered one of the holy places of Jaiva Dharma. Ambulinga Ghat is located in the Indian state ofWest Bengal. "Ambu" means "water" in theBengali language, and "linga" depicts the Hindu Lord Shiva.
In the 16th century, the delta-shaped island was found inChhatrabhog, where theGanges river flowed in many separate streams. By the 18th century, its tributaries had dried up. The bathing place, or "ghat," is now found in Barashi Village, located inSouth 24 Parganas district inMathurapur I,Diamond Harbour subdivision.
Religious pilgrims consider Ambulinga Ghat a place where Lord Shiva and Mother Ganges are unified. The spiritual leader,Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, visited and bathed there in A.D. 1510.