Kashi Vishwanath is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Vishwanath temple is located in Vishwanath Gali of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in India.
The temple stands on the western bank of the holy river Ganga and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.
The main deity is known by the name Shri Vishwanath and Vishweshwara means lord of the Universe.
Varanasi was called Kashi in ancient times thus and hence the temple is called Kashi Vishwanath temple.
History
A Temple located on the holy Ganga river thus Varanasi is regarded among the holiest of the Hindu cities.
Vishwanath temple is widely recognized as one of the most important places to worship in the Hindu religion.
Inside the Vishwanath Temple is Jyotirlinga of Shiva.
Vishweshwara Jyotirlinga has a very special and unique significance in the spiritual history of India.
Visit Kashi Vishwanath Temple Varanasi and bath in the river Ganga is one of many methods thus to lead one on a path of Moksha. Hindus from all over the world try to visit the place at least once in their lifetime.
There is also a tradition that one should give up at least one desire after a pilgrimage to the temple thus the pilgrim would also include a visit to the temple at Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu in Southern India thus where people take water samples of the Ganges perform prayer at the temple and bring back sand from near that temple.
Because of the immense popularity and holiness of Vishwanath Temple thus hundred of temples across India have been built in the same architectural style.
Twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva
Somnath in Gujarat
Mallikarjuna at Srisailam Andhra Pradesh
Mahakaleshwar at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh
Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh
Kedarnath in Uttarakhand
Bhimashankar in Maharashtra
Kashi Vishwanath at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh
trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra
Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga Deogarh in Deoghar
Nageshwar at Dwarka
Rameshwar at Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu
Grishneshwar at Aurangabad Maharashtra
Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Kashi Vishwanath Temple has special relevance for devotees of the Hindu religion and many great saints thus Adi Shankaracharya, Goswami Tulsidas, Ramakrishna paramhans, Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Swami Vivekananda, Gurunanak. had visited Varanasi to take a dip in the holy water of Ganga and Darshan of Jyotirlinga.
Phalgun Shukl Ekadashi is celebrated as Rangbhari Ekadashi which is thus colored According to tradition thus before Holi, Baba Vishwanath comes back to Kashi after having a cow in the form of mother Bhagwati.
The temple complex is echoed by the echo of dozens of Damroos. Thus his tradition has been performed for over 200 years.
Thus On Basant Panchami Baba’s Tilak is performed, Shivratri marriage and Rangbhari Ekadashi marks Parvati leaving with Shiva. These traditions are carried out by the erstwhile Mahant family of the temple for over a century.
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