Varanasi is a great historical and holy city of Lord Shiva in Hinduism in India.Main temple is Shri Kashi Vishwanath and it is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva in Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh,India.It is located on the western bank of the river Ganga and it has one Jyotirlings out in this Shiva temple.Varanasi city is also famous for KashiVishvanath temple.The name Vishvanath is The Ruler of the Universe.
This temples were destroyed and reconstructed a number of times in history.Once,this temple was demolished by Aurangzeb,the six Mughal emperor who constructed the Gyanvapi Mosque on its site.
The current structure was bult up on an adjacent site by the Marata ruler,Ahilya Bai Holkar of Indore in 1780.The two domes of temple were covered by 1 tonne gold donated by the Sikh Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1835.The Bhosales of Nagpur donated silver to the temple in 1841.Later,however,third dome was covered by gold plating from Ministry of Culture & Religious Affairs,Govt. of Utter Pradesh.The temple has been managed by the govt. of Utter Pradeh from 1983.
As per Hindu mythology,Lord Shiva married Goddess Parvati on Mahashivratri and gauna was performed on Rangbhari Ekadashi.Residents of Kashi celebrate the occasion in a grand style.
The Manikarnika Ghat on the bank of Ganges near to the Kashi Vishwanath temple is considered as a Shakti Peetha,a revered place of worship for the Shaktism sect.Once,Lord Shiva came to Kashi Vishwanath Shrine through Manikarnika after the death of Sati Devi in past.
As per tradition,devotees carried the idols of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati in a palaki from the house of former mahant of Kashi Vishwanath Temple.Blowing conch,damru and other mucical instruments,the devotees went to the sanctum sanctorum of Kashi Vishwnath Temple and offered gulal and rose petals to the deities.
The Kashi Vishwanath Temple receives around 3,000 visitors every day but in any occasion,it reachs more than one lac.The temple height is 15.50 meters having three domes each made up with pure gold.It is located at a distance of 4.70km from Baranisi Rail Station,3.10km from Kashi Rail Station and 24.70km from Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport,Baranasi.
There are so many hotels and lodges (198 nos) near Kashi Vishwanath Temple like Diomond Hotel,(appox.-1.32km from Temple),Hotel Chandra,Holel The Swastik Inn,(0.22km from Temple,Holel Alka,(1.00km from Temple),Shivakashi Guest House,(1.00km from Temple)
There are so many nearby places of interest in Varanasi like Bharat Mata Temple,Durga Temple,
,Buddhist Temple,Tulsi Manasa Temple,Kalbhairava Temple,Chaukhandi Stupa,Dhamekh Stupa,Dharmrajika Stupa,Harish Chandra Ghat,Assi Ghat,Manikarnika Ghat,Bharat Kala Bhavan,Baranasi Hindu University,Ashoka Lion Capital,Jantar Mantar etc.
Gyanvapi Mosque
View of Vishwanath temple from Ganga site
View of one of 12 Jyotirlings of Shiva temple
View of golden temple of Kashi Vishwanath
View of Golden temple of Kashi Vishwanath, Baranasi,1915
View of Kashi Vishwanath TempleGhat
View of Dasashwarmedh Ghat in Baranasi
Hotel Alka,Baranasi
Shivakashi Guest House
Hotel Sathi
End of Varanasi and Kashi Visit,Uttar Pradesh
This temples were destroyed and reconstructed a number of times in history.Once,this temple was demolished by Aurangzeb,the six Mughal emperor who constructed the Gyanvapi Mosque on its site.
The current structure was bult up on an adjacent site by the Marata ruler,Ahilya Bai Holkar of Indore in 1780.The two domes of temple were covered by 1 tonne gold donated by the Sikh Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1835.The Bhosales of Nagpur donated silver to the temple in 1841.Later,however,third dome was covered by gold plating from Ministry of Culture & Religious Affairs,Govt. of Utter Pradesh.The temple has been managed by the govt. of Utter Pradeh from 1983.
As per Hindu mythology,Lord Shiva married Goddess Parvati on Mahashivratri and gauna was performed on Rangbhari Ekadashi.Residents of Kashi celebrate the occasion in a grand style.
The Manikarnika Ghat on the bank of Ganges near to the Kashi Vishwanath temple is considered as a Shakti Peetha,a revered place of worship for the Shaktism sect.Once,Lord Shiva came to Kashi Vishwanath Shrine through Manikarnika after the death of Sati Devi in past.
As per tradition,devotees carried the idols of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati in a palaki from the house of former mahant of Kashi Vishwanath Temple.Blowing conch,damru and other mucical instruments,the devotees went to the sanctum sanctorum of Kashi Vishwnath Temple and offered gulal and rose petals to the deities.
The Kashi Vishwanath Temple receives around 3,000 visitors every day but in any occasion,it reachs more than one lac.The temple height is 15.50 meters having three domes each made up with pure gold.It is located at a distance of 4.70km from Baranisi Rail Station,3.10km from Kashi Rail Station and 24.70km from Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport,Baranasi.
There are so many hotels and lodges (198 nos) near Kashi Vishwanath Temple like Diomond Hotel,(appox.-1.32km from Temple),Hotel Chandra,Holel The Swastik Inn,(0.22km from Temple,Holel Alka,(1.00km from Temple),Shivakashi Guest House,(1.00km from Temple)
There are so many nearby places of interest in Varanasi like Bharat Mata Temple,Durga Temple,
,Buddhist Temple,Tulsi Manasa Temple,Kalbhairava Temple,Chaukhandi Stupa,Dhamekh Stupa,Dharmrajika Stupa,Harish Chandra Ghat,Assi Ghat,Manikarnika Ghat,Bharat Kala Bhavan,Baranasi Hindu University,Ashoka Lion Capital,Jantar Mantar etc.
Past Gyanvapi Mosque,spetched as temple of Vishvevur in 1834 by James Prinsep
End of Varanasi and Kashi Visit,Uttar Pradesh
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