Ark Vinayak Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Ark Vinayak Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – Types Of Pooja: Though this is a stand alone temple, there is no specific pooja and local people say that devotees only worship this deity. Also there is no […]
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Abhay Vinayak Temple, Varanasi
Abhay Vinayak Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Abhay Vinayak Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – Architecture Legend / Local stories Photo Gallery How to Reach: Abhay Vinayak is located at D-17/111, Dasaswamedh Ghat inside the premises of Shooltankeshwar temple. Worshipping this Vinayak will make […]
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Dhundhi Vinayak Temple, Varanasi
Dhundhi Vinayak Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Dhundhi Vinayak Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – After Vinayak paved the way for his father, Lord Shiva made a grand entry into Kashi. Lord Shiva praised Vinayak for his deeds. The latter was called Dhundhi Vinayak. […]
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Yagya Valkeshwar Temple, Varanasi
Yagya Valkeshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Yagya Valkeshwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – On the request by Goddess Parvati, Lord Shiva narrated the various deities/ Shiv Lings/Teerths (Sacred Ponds) spread over the expanse of Kashi. (Kashi Khand, Chapter 97). Towards the south […]
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Vyaseshwar Temple, Varanasi
Vyaseshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Vyaseshwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – Once Sage Vyas, who is credited with composition and recitation of eighteen Puranas including Mahabharata and Skanda Purana, entered into an argument with other Sages as to who is the Supreme […]
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Vyaghreshwar Temple, Varanasi
Vyaghreshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Vyaghreshwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – Once various learned Brahmins were offering intense prayers to appease as well as to invigorate various Gods. Precisely at that time, Prahlad’s maternal Uncle, known as Dundubhi Nihrad, who always wanted […]
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Vrisheshwar Temple, Varanasi
Vrisheshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – According to Kashi Khand, Chapter 69, the place where Lord Shiva adorned the skin of Gajasur after slaying the latter, was called Rudra Vasam. (Kindly refer to Krithi Vaseshwar).Once the Lord, in […]
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Vishwakameshwar Temple, Varanasi
Vishwakameshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Vishwakameshwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – Long time back, there was a boy called Vishwakarma who stayed in the Gurukul (residential school) for his education. As was the practice, a student was required to carry on domestic […]
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Vishalaksheeshwar Temple, Varanasi
Vishalaksheeshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Vishalaksheeshwar Architectural style: Hindu Temple architecture Major festivals – Locale: Varanasi District:: Varanasi Address: – Phone – Goddess Parvaty wanted to know about various Shiv Lings and deities at several places in Kashi and Lord Shiva was pleased to narrate about such deities (Kashi Khand, Chapter 97). Kashi […]
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Vimaleshwar Temple, Varanasi
Vimaleshwar Temple, Varanasi Date built: – Deity: Vimaleshwar 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).Once the Lord, […]