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has Vishwanath Temple(Golden Temple)- the
most famous temple built in 1490 A.D. It is
15.5. metres high structure and its architecture
is a mixture of Islamic and Hindu Style. Situated
in small and busy lanes in deep interiors
this temple attracts thousands of devotees.
Here, the Shiva linga is worshiped five times
a day, with shehnai and tabla(musical Indian
instruments) and bhajans(chorus). It is the
820 Kg. gold plated top which attracts many
tourists. There is a "Wisdom well"
called "Gyan Vapi" situated at the
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7 Kms from Cantt Railway this temple built by
Goswami Tulsidas, devoted to lord Hanuman. It
is said that the great Hindu saint Tulsidas wrote
most of parts of the great epic Ram Charit Manas
here, itself . It is visited by many devotees
daily, but its prominent days are Tuesdays and
Saturdays.
Hanumat Jayanti :- Janmotsav of Lord Hanuman
is celebrated at Sankat Mochan Temple for 5 days
with the cultural and musical programmes by artists
from all over India. It is based on Saraswati,
Ram and Krishan Lila and Hanuman Charitra.
The most famous Goddess temple is of Goddess
Durga. Built in the 17th century by Rani Bhavani
of Nathore in Bengal is often called the Monkey
Temple, as one finds many monkeys playing on its
top. Mother Durga is used to give strength and
power to fight evil. There is Durgakund (tank)
just next to the temple where people bathe and
relax.
Just a few steps ahead of Durga Temple, is the
Tulsi Manas Mandir, which has been newly constructed
with white marble. The entire Ram- Charitmanas
(Holy Book of Hindus) has been inscribed on the
walls.
Apart from these, there are many temples inthis
spiritual city, where devotion and peace seems
to come automatically. To name some are: Sankati
Devi Temple, Shitala Devi Temple, Kaal Bhairav,
Mirtyujaya Mahadev and Gauri Temple.
Bharat Mata Temple
The Bharat Mata temple at Varanasi is the only
temple dedicated to Mother India. It is located
in the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth campus.
The Bharat Mata temple was built by Babu Shiv
Prasad Gupt and inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi
in 1936. The statute of Bharat Mata is built in
marble and is a model of undivided India, depicting
the mountains, plains and oceans. The most peculiar
thing about the Bharat Mata Temple is that instead
of the customary gods and goddesses, it houses
a relief map of India, carved out of marble.
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