Shool Tankeshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Shool Tankeshwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – According to Kashi Khand, Chapter 69, the place where Lord Shiva wore the skin of Gajasur after slaying the latter, was called Rudra Vasam. (Kindly refer to Krithi Vaseshwar). […]
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Shatkaleshwar Temple, Varanasi
Shatkaleshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Shatkaleshwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – Goddess Parvaty requested Lord Shiva to describe various Teerths (Sacred Ponds) and Shiv Lings in the Holy City of Kashi. (Kashi Khand, Chapter 97). Lord Shiva was very pleased to accede […]
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Shaneeshwar Temple, Varanasi
Shaneeshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Shaneeshwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – According to Kashi Khand, Surya was born to Kashyap and Dakshayani. Surya married a lady named Sangya, who was very devoted to her husband, as is expected of dutiful wives.In due […]
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Shaileshwar Temple, Varanasi
Shaileshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Shaileshwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – Giri Raj, Himavan, reached Kashi to meet his daughter Goddess Parvaty and carried with him a lot of Gifts. (For details kindly refer to Ratneshwar). When Giri Raj heard about the […]
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Satishwar Temple, Varanasi
Satishwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Satishwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – Long time back Lord Brahma offered intense prayers to Lord Shiva whereupon the latter appeared before the former and offered a divine wish. Lord Brahma desired that Lord Shiva should become […]
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Samudreshwar Temple, Varanasi
Samudreshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Samudreshwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – Goddess Parvaty wanted to know about the various Shiv Lings and deities located at several places in Kashi and Lord Shiva was pleased to narrate about such deities (Kashi Khand, Chapter […]
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Pasupateshwar Temple, Varanasi
Pasupateshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Pasupateshwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – According to Kashi Khand, Chapter 61, Lord Vishnu describes various sacred ponds and deities around Manikarnika Teerth. Towards the north of Manikarnika is the Pasupath Teerth. Devotees should take bath in […]
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Parvateshwar Temple, Varanasi
Parvateshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Parvateshwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – Kashi Khand Chapter 100 describes various places of worship and various types of religious tours which should be undertaken by devotees.According to Kashi Khand devotees should undertake Antargrihi Yatra daily whereby […]
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Parvateeshwar Temple, Varanasi
Parvateeshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Parvateeshwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – Once Goddess Parvaty asked Lord Shiva the reason for all round happiness in Kashi. Lord Shiva replied that in various other places, if there is a Shiv Ling, there will be […]
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Panchaksheshwar Temple, Varanasi
Panchaksheshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Panchaksheshwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – After the few batches of Shiv Gans failed to return, Lord Shiva sent few more batches of Shiv Gans from Mandarachal to Kashi. (Regarding deputation of Shiv Gans to Kashi, devotees […]