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Vishwanath
Temple
City :- Varanasi
State :- Uttar Pradesh
Location :- North East
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oldest living city in the world, Varanasi is the ultimate destination
of all Hindu pilgrims searching for moksha from the cycle of birth
and re-birth. The word 'Kashi' originated from the word 'Kas' which
means to shine. Kashi is mentioned repeatedly in the scriptures -
the Brahmanas, Upanishads and the Puranas. It is the oldest center
of learning and the University here is still widely respected for
its Sanskrit, Philosophy, and Arts faculties. Hyuen Tsang, the Chinese
traveler visited Varanasi in the 7th century.
Situated amidst the crowded lanes of Varanasi, the
temple of Vishwanatha can be approached from a lane called Vishwanatha
lane. Inside the courtyard is the temple of Vishwanatha surrounded
by many subsidiary shrines. It is in the heart of this city that
there stands in its fullest majesty the Kashi Vishwanath Temple
in which is enshrined the Jyotirlinga of Shiva, Vishweshwara or
Vishwanatha. The Kashi Vishwanath Temple, also known as Golden Temple
is the most sacred and main temple of Varanasi and it is dedicated
to Lord Shiva or Vishveswara (Vishwanath), the presiding deity of
the city. It is more popular due to the Gold plating done on its
15.5 meter high spire. One ton of gold donated by Maharaja Ranjit
Singh has been used in the gold plating of the spire.
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