Banaras is famous for

 Top 10 Places you should visit in banaras on your 2023 Vacy !

Hello , User I known why you are here and what you are looking for i.e. for what  banaras is famous for  that you should visit in banaras (kashi ).

Before , that I want to tell few lines about banaras ,  kashi or varanasi. 

Banaras is one of the oldest cities in the world and the city is a centre of civilization & learning for over 3000 years  and where it is famous for its culture ,  tradition , food , language , streets , sarees , paan and many more things . 

But as we known everythings have two aspects , as banaras  is also  famous for its mysterious places . 

1) The Kashi Vishwanath Temple 

The Kashi Vishwanath Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. It is located in Vishwanath Gali, near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. And now it known as The Kashi Corridor . The present structure , which is known as " Golden Temple " because of the gold used in the plating of its spires and domes , in 18th century it have been built by Ahilya Bai Holkar . So, if you are in varanasi must visit , " The Kashi Vishwanath Temple " .

2) The Kaal Bhairav Mandir

The " Kaal Bhairav Mandir " , also known as to be the Kotwal ( Chief Police officer ) is located as Bhat ki Gali ,Golghar, Ghasi Tola , Varanasi ( uttar pradesh ) . He is also known as officer of creation anyone , even god who want to exist in creation , needs to take his permission to exist . 

3) The Vishalaskhi Temple 

The temple is located at  " Mir Ghat "  opposite of bangs of ganga river . It is also known as Vishalakshi Gauri Temple .  This temple is dedicated to ( Mata Visalakshi ) who has large eyes . She is aspect of the goddess " Parvati / Gauri mata" . It is regarded as Shakti Pitha the most scared  temple dedicated to the Hindu Divine Mother.

4) Chandreshwar Mahadev 

It is located at Ck 7/12 Siddheswari  gali , behind sankatha mata mandir , ghasi tola varanasi .According to kashi khand this ling was installed by Chandra ( Moon ) for worship Lord Shiva . 

 There is a well which is known as Chandra Koop .  The mystery behind the temple is its well ( Koop ), its apparent ability to predict the future . Well ( Koop) can tell if a person will going to die in the coming month or not . If you look inside the well (koop) and  you are able to see your shadow in water then its fine  , but if you can't see your shadow in the well then according to the religious legends you are going to die in upcoming months .

5) Sarnath Temple 

                                                                   

It is located at Sarnath Temple Rd , varanasi (221007) . In cicra 528 BCE , at 35 year age , Gautam Buddha taught his first sermon after accomplish , enightenment at Bodh Gaya .

This sarnath temple was build by "Emperor Ashoka " . And the original name of sarnath in ancient time was - Rishipatana ,  Mrigadaya and Mirgadava . And in sarnath you can explore  places like -

Dhamek stupa 

Chaukhandi Stupa

Sarnath Archaeological Museum

Buddhist Temple 

Witness The Magestic Bodhi Tree 

6) Mangala Gauri Mandir 

It is located at K-24/34 , Panchganga ghat . Devotees reached " Bhaironath Mandir "  . It is famous landmark to reach  Mangala gauri temple. 

Once lord Surya ( Sun )  installed a shiv ling at panchganga ghat to worship of lord shiva. 

Due to the worship of surya (sun) lord shiva & parvati mata , become happy & fulfill the divine wishes of lord surya . Here , if unmarried girls will soon find a suitable match for themselves & childless couples will be blessed with child , if they prey with all devotion .

7) Bindu Madhav Temple 

It is located at Ratan Phatak , Ghasi Tola, varanasi. It is really nice & historic temple on the banks  of river ganga . "Lord Bindumadhava" ji is installed in 16th century  and it was reconstructed by "Raja Maan Singh " . If you're in varanasi , must visit .

 8) Kedareshwar Mahadev Temple 

 

It is located at B-6/102 , Kedar ghat , Sonarpura , varanasi. If you are in varanasi another beautiful place that you won't loose chance to explore one of the beautiful temple , opposite of banks of river ganga . The temple is always compared with the "Kedarnath Temple " of (Uttarakhand) in the Himalayas . According to Kashi Khand if you  worship here it is equal to worship in "Kedarnath Temple " (Uttarakhand ).

9) Sankata Devi Mandir 

 It is located at " Sankata Ghat " varanasi. This is the one of the famous temple in india because this is the only temple in  india dedicated to Sankata Devi ( Goddess of Danger ) . And she is the younger sister of the  " Mata Vaishno Devi ".

  10) Baba Kinaram Ashram 

It is located at Ravindrapuri rd , near Hotel Brodway , bhelupur varanasi .

This  place has its known energy and power , the vibe of  " Kinaram Sthal " is totally different . Baba Kinaram was popular known as the leading saint of the Aghor tradition . And he was considered to be incarnation of lord shiva .

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PUBLISHED BY 

Vinayak Agrahari 

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