Kashi Vishwanath Temple

This temple is a standout amongst the most renowned Hindu sanctuaries committed to Lord Shiva. The sanctuary remains on the western bank of the heavenly waterway Ganga, and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the holiest of Shiva sanctuaries. The fundamental god is known by the name Vishvanatha meaning Ruler of The Universe. Varanasi city is likewise called Kashi, and subsequently the sanctuary is prominently called Kashi Vishvanath Temple. The sanctuary has been alluded to in Hindu sacred writings for quite a while as a focal piece of love in the Shaiva rationality. It has been obliterated and re-built ious circumstances ever. The last structure was annihilated by Aurangzeb, the 6th Mughal head who developed the Gyanvapi Mosque on its site.The present structure was based on an adjoining site by the Maratha ruler, Ahilya Bai Holkar of Indore in 1780. Since 1983, the sanctuary has been overseen by the administration of Uttar Pradesh. Amid the religious event of Shivratri, Kashi Naresh King of Kashi is the head directing cleric.

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