Shiva · Shaiva
Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Varanasi, Uttar PradeshFeatured
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One of the twelve Jyotirlingas, rising above the sacred ghats of the Ganga in Varanasi, the oldest continuously living city in the world. Devotees believe a darshan here grants liberation, and the shrine has stood at the spiritual heart of Sanatana Dharma through centuries of destruction and rebuilding. Its present golden-spired form was reconstructed by Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar in 1780.
- Deity
- Shiva
- Tradition
- Shaiva
- Location
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Region
- North India
- Pilgrimage circuit
- 12 Jyotirlingas
- Established
- Rebuilt 1780
