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The Kashi Vishwanath Temple is widely recognised as one of the most important places of worship in the Hindu religion, because the it holds the jyotirlinga of Shiva Vishveshwara, or Vishvanath. A visit to the temple and a bath in the Ganges is one of many methods believed to lead one on a path to moksha (liberation). Thus, Hindus from all over ...
New Vishwanath Mandir (Birla Mandir): The New Vishwanath Mandir, also called Birla Mandir, mainly funded by Birla family, was built as a replica of the old Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Planned by Madan Mohan Malaviya , the temple is part of the Banaras Hindu University campus, and represents national revival.
The temple town, is considered the oldest living city in the world, with 3500 years of documented history, is also called Kashi. 10 Trimbakeshwar: Maharashtra: Nashik: The Trimbakeshwar Temple, near Nashik in Maharashtra, is a jyotirlinga shrine associated with the origin of the Godavari River. 11 Kedarnath: Uttarakhand: Kedarnath
These schools were in the centre of cultural and temple-building activity of the Western Chalukya Empire near the Tungabhadra river region, where they built numerous monuments. [32] Lakkundi in particular was the location of the mature phase of the Western Chalukya architecture , [ 33 ] and the Kasivisvesvara temple marks a high point of these ...
Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. Here, Lord Shiva is worshipped as Kasi Viswanathar, and His consort Parvati is depicted as Visalakshi.
Kashi is referred to as an important tirtha (holy site) in Hindu literature, with the Kashi Vishwanath temple of the city considered to be among the most sacred sites dedicated to the deity Shiva. [ 3 ]
Kasi Viswanatha Temple may refer to these Shiva temples in India: . Kasi Viswanath Temple, the jyothirlinga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India; Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam, a temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
It is situated 15 meters North-West of the famous Kashi Vishwanath Mandir, 200 meters west of Vishalakshi Temple, 350 meters West of Manikarnika Ghat, 5 kilometers South-East of Varanasi Junction railway station and 4.5 kilometers North-East of Banaras Hindu University.